癒(いや)す

いやす

verb-godan

to heal; to soothe; to comfort

1. to heal; to cure

To restore health, to cure an illness or injury. Can refer to physical healing.

傷(きず)を癒(いや)す。

To heal a wound.

温泉(おんせん)に入(はい)って体(からだ)の疲(つか)れを癒(いや)した。

I soaked in a hot spring and healed my body's fatigue.

時間(じかん)が心(こころ)の傷(きず)を癒(いや)してくれるだろう。

Time will probably heal the wounds of the heart.

2. to soothe; to comfort; to refresh

To ease emotional pain, tiredness, or stress. Very common in modern Japanese in the context of relaxation and emotional comfort.

音楽(おんがく)に癒(いや)される。

I find comfort in music.

ペットの存在(そんざい)が日々(ひび)の疲(つか)れを癒(いや)してくれる。

The presence of a pet soothes the weariness of daily life.

自然(しぜん)の中(なか)で過(す)ごすことで、心身(しんしん)ともに癒(いや)される体験(たいけん)ができる。

By spending time in nature, you can have an experience that soothes both body and mind.

USAGE:
A godan verb (五段活用(ごだんかつよう): 癒(いや)さない、癒(いや)します、癒(いや)す、癒(いや)せば、癒(いや)そう). Transitive — takes を to mark what is being healed. The passive form 癒(いや)される is extremely common, meaning "to be soothed/comforted by."

RELATED WORDS:
The noun form 癒(いや)し (healing, comfort) is widely used in modern Japanese: 癒(いや)しの空間(くうかん) (healing space), 癒(いや)し系(けい) (soothing type, used for people or things that are comforting). The concept of 癒(いや)し has become a cultural keyword in Japan, associated with stress relief and relaxation.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

傷(きず)を癒(いや)す: to heal a wound
疲(つか)れを癒(いや)す: to soothe tiredness
心(こころ)を癒(いや)す: to soothe the heart
癒(いや)される: to be comforted/soothed (by something)

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