癒(い)える

いえる
verb (ichidan)
to heal; to be cured; to recover
自動詞 intransitiveformalchangehealth
See also: 癒(いや)す (transitive)
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present癒(い)える癒(い)えない
Present polite癒(い)えます癒(い)えません
Past癒(い)えた癒(い)えなかった
Past polite癒(い)えました癒(い)えませんでした
て form癒(い)えて癒(い)えなくて
ている present癒(い)えている癒(い)えていない
ている polite癒(い)えています癒(い)えていません
ている past癒(い)えていた癒(い)えていなかった
ている past polite癒(い)えていました癒(い)えていませんでした
Conditional ば癒(い)えれば癒(い)えなければ
Conditional たら癒(い)えたら癒(い)えなかったら
Volitional癒(い)えよう—
Volitional polite癒(い)えましょう—
Potential癒(い)えられる癒(い)えられない
Passive癒(い)えられる癒(い)えられない
Causative癒(い)えさせる癒(い)えさせない
Imperative癒(い)えろ癒(い)えるな
1. to heal; to be cured; to recover
For a wound, illness, or emotional pain to heal or be cured. Intransitive — the healing happens on its own or over time.
傷(きず)が癒(い)えた。
The wound healed.
Emotional wounds don't heal easily.
The illness healed and I was discharged from the hospital.
With time, the sadness will likely heal too.

An intransitive verb describing the natural process of healing. Used for both physical wounds/illnesses and emotional or psychological pain. Somewhat literary in register — in everyday speech, 治(なお)る is more common for physical recovery.

Common collocations

Transitivity

Intransitive. The transitive counterpart is 癒(いや)す (to heal, to soothe).

Register

Somewhat literary and formal. In everyday conversation, 治(なお)る (to get better, to recover) is preferred for physical healing. 癒(い)える is especially favored for emotional or spiritual healing.

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