丸薬

See also: 丸藥 and 丸药

Japanese

Kanji in this term
丸 薬
がん
Grade: 2 		やく
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
丸藥 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 丸藥 (MC hwan yak). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) がんやく [gàń'yákú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɡã̠ɰ̃ja̠kɯ̟]

Noun

丸(がん)薬(やく) • (gan'yaku) ←ぐわんやく (gwan'yaku)?

  1. (pharmacy) a pill (small, usually medicinal object for swallowing)
    Synonyms: 丸剤 (gansai), 丸子 (ganshi), ピル (piru)

Proverbs

  • 朝腹(あさはら)の丸薬(がんやく) (asahara no gan'yaku)

See also

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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