療 means “treatment, therapy”

りょう · ryou

Also: heal, cure

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

リョウ

JLPT N2 · Taught in secondary school · 17 strokes

The story

Under the sickbed (疒) sits 尞, a pile of burning wood: picture a healer keeping a patient warm through the night. 療 is treatment: 治療 is medical treatment, 医療 is healthcare, and a clinic's door lists its 診療時間, consultation hours.

Used in 治療 (chiryou, medical treatment), 医療 (iryou, medical care), and 診療 (shinryou, medical consultation)

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