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Any differences between these two for the meaning of healing?
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word-choice nuances
癒やす/癒える vs 治す/治る?
治す (transitive) / 治る (intransitive):

  * Matter-of-fact words that correspond to English _treat_ or _recover_.

癒やす (transitive) / 癒える (intransitive):

  * More literary. 傷が癒えた is fine in novels, but in everyday conversations, 癒える is almost never used for real physical diseases or injuries.
  * Tends to focus on the passive self-restoration process typically prompted by relaxing, music, massage, _onsen_ , pets, etc.
  * Often assosiated with mental stress. This article about [癒やし(系)](https://japanesestudynow.wordpress.com/2011/07/09/iyashi/) seems good.
  * Closer to English _heal_.
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