Where does “理学療法” come from?

理学療法 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 療法, from Chinese 療法 — therapy; medical treatment.

理学療法 (Japanese): physiotherapy; physical therapy

Definitions

  1. physiotherapy; physical therapy

Ancestry of “理学療法”, step by step

理学療法 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 療法

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese療法therapy
2Chinese療法therapy; medical treatment

via Japanese 理学

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese理学Short for 宋明理学; Synonym of 哲学; Clipping of 物理学
2Chinese理學natural sciences; science
Every word from Chinese 療法 →Every word from Japanese 療法 →