JLPT N3 · 8 strokes
Kanji 治: "reign, be at peace, calm down"
The kanji 治 means "reign, be at peace, calm down, subdue, quell, govt". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read ジ, チ in on'yomi and おさ.める, おさ.まる, なお.る, なお.す in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ジチ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
おさ.めるおさ.まるなお.るなお.す
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | reign, be at peace, calm down, subdue, quell, govt |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 109 of 2,501 |
Common words with 治
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 治療(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure
- 治るto get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured
- 治すguérir, soigner (une blessure, une maladie)
- 政治politics; government
- 退治extermination; elimination; eradication; destruction · renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings)
- 政治家politician; statesman
- 治安public order; public peace; public security; law and order
- 政治的political
- 治癒healing; cure; recovery
- 治めるto rule; to govern; to reign over; to administer · to subdue; to suppress; to quell; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
- 治まるto die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to cool off; to abate · to be at peace; to be governed well
- 明治Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
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