Where does “精神療法” come from?

精神療法 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 療法, from Chinese 療法 — therapy; medical treatment.

精神療法 (Japanese): psychotherapy

Definitions

  1. psychotherapy

Ancestry of “精神療法”, step by step

精神療法 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 精神

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese精神psyche; spirit; soul; mind; will
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