cure

(waterleft) + (big thing counter)
★★★★☆
8 strokes
DUPE

Onyomi

CHI or JI

Mnemonic

JESUS cured the big thing by giving it water and magic CHEese.

Kunyomi

( ) なお*す I cure a disease or health problem  (BOOBOO: if you want to fix an object, use the OTHER なおす kanji : 直す)
★☆☆☆☆
( ) なお*る it gets cured (ditto!)
★☆☆☆☆
( ) おさ*める to rule over someone, to govern something (THIS one is easy because, you CAN'T use the other "naosu" kanji, 直す!)
★☆☆☆☆

Jukugo

政治(せいじ)

politics ★★★★☆ FR
(politics) + (cure) = 政治 (politics)

politics. (FR:literally "administer and cure",which is a bit of a laugh)

治癒(ちゆ)

healing ☆☆☆☆☆
(cure) + (cure) = 治癒 (healing)

healing in general : (the healing process / an unhealed wound / taking too long to heal)

治療(ちりょう)

therapy ☆☆☆☆☆
(cure) + (medical therapy) = 治療 (therapy)

medical therapy - for instance, cancer 治療 would be chemo. Unlike the related term 医療 (いりょう)、治療 refers to ongoing, repeated-once-a-day/week processes for specific illnesses)

Synonyms

control or govern
支配    操作    治める    操縦   
cure
直す    治す   
heal
治す    が癒える    を癒やす    治癒    治療    医療    手当て