癒 means “heal, soothe”

いやす · iyasu

Also: healing, cure, quench (thirst), wreak

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

いえる, いやす

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ユ

JLPT N1 · Taught in secondary school · 18 strokes

The story

Sickness (疒) over 兪, a boat, and the heart (心): picture illness ferried away. 癒す is to heal or soothe, 癒し is the comfort sought in hot springs and cat cafes, and 癒着, things grown together, also means cozy collusion.

Used in 癒す (iyasu, to heal/soothe), 癒し (iyashi, healing/comfort), and 治癒 (chiyu, cure/recovery)

More from Sickness & Cures

• 尿 urine
• 吐 vomit
• 痕 scar
• 痢 diarrhea
• 腫 swell
• 痘 pox
• 瘍 ulcer
• 唾 saliva
• 梗 blockage
• 痩 get thin
• 健 healthy
• 康 ease

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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.