Memory phrase for the character: 治

治

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Meaning

govern, rule, manage, cure, heal

Pronunciation

CHI, JI
osameru, naosu

Explanation

 Left: Water 氵, right: platform 台 (= nose ム above the mouth 口)

Mnemonic
 
The water on the platform (i.e. high plateau) is managed by the government and can heal.

Radicals

氵 waterThe radical sanzui 氵 is a short form of water 水
台 platformThe nose ム is above the mouth 口 and serves as a platform (... for the glasses)
ム noseThis radical is typically understood as a nose in a lateral view from the left.




 Vocabulary

政治家 せいじか  politician
治す なおす  to cure, to heal, to fix, to correct, to repair
治る なおる  to be cured, to be repaired
治める おさめる  to govern, to manage,to subdue
統治 とうち  rule, reign, government, governing
政治 せいじ  politics, government
湯治 とうじ  hot-spring cure, taking the baths
治安 ちあん  public order
明治時代 めいじじだい  Meiji period (1868-1912)

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