癒し系

Japanese
Kanji in this term
癒 系
いや
Grade: S		 けい
Grade: 6
kun’yomi on’yomi
Alternative spelling
癒やし系

Etymology

From 癒し (iyashi, “soothing, calming, healing”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 癒す (iyasu)) +‎ 系 (kei, “type, family”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) いやしけー [ìyáshíkéé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ija̠ɕike̞ː]

Noun

癒(いや)し系(けい) • (iyashikei) 

  1. that which can warm one's heart, calm one's mind and provide comfort in times of sadness

Descendants
  • → Chinese: 治癒系／治愈系 (zhìyùxì)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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