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])
• 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)