JLPT N1 · 18 strokes
Kanji 癒: "healing, cure, quench (thirst)"
The kanji 癒 means "healing, cure, quench (thirst), wreak". It is written with 18 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ユ in on'yomi and い.える, いや.す, い.やす 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)
ユ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
い.えるいや.すい.やす
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 | healing, cure, quench (thirst), wreak |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 18 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1667 of 2,501 |
Common words with 癒
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 癒すto heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
- 治癒healing; cure; recovery
- 癒えるto recover; to be healed
- 癒しhealing; soothing; therapy; comfort
- 癒るto calm down
- 癒着adhesion; conglutination; accretion · collusion; collusive relationship; cozy relationship
- 心を癒すto soothe one's soul; to raise one's spirits
- 癒し系healing-type; comforting; calming; therapeutic
- 自然治癒self-healing; spontaneous recovery
- 快癒recovery; convalescence
- 自然治癒力natural healing power; self-healing power; spontaneous cure
- 平癒recovery; convalescence
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