癒(いや)す

いやす
verb (godan)
to heal; to soothe; to comfort
他動詞 transitiveaction
See also: 癒(い)える (intransitive)
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present癒(いや)す癒(いや)さない
Present polite癒(いや)します癒(いや)しません
Past癒(いや)した癒(いや)さなかった
Past polite癒(いや)しました癒(いや)しませんでした
て form癒(いや)して癒(いや)さなくて
ている present癒(いや)している癒(いや)していない
ている polite癒(いや)しています癒(いや)していません
ている past癒(いや)していた癒(いや)していなかった
ている past polite癒(いや)していました癒(いや)していませんでした
Conditional ば癒(いや)せば癒(いや)さなければ
Conditional たら癒(いや)したら癒(いや)さなかったら
Volitional癒(いや)そう—
Volitional polite癒(いや)しましょう—
Potential癒(いや)せる癒(いや)せない
Passive癒(いや)される癒(いや)されない
Causative癒(いや)させる癒(いや)させない
Imperative癒(いや)せ癒(いや)すな
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.
I soaked in a hot spring and healed my body's fatigue.
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.
The presence of a pet soothes the weariness of daily life.
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.

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