偽薬

Japanese

Pronunciation 1

Kanji in this term
偽	薬
ぎ Grade: S	やく Grade: 3
on'yomi

Alternative spellings
僞藥 (kyūjitai) 擬薬

(Tokyo) ぎやく [gìyákú] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [ɡʲija̠kɯ̟]

Noun

偽(ぎ)薬(やく) • (giyaku)

(medicine) a placebo
Synonym: プラセボ (purasebo)

Antonym: 反偽薬 (hangiyaku)

Pronunciation 2

Kanji in this term
偽	薬
にせ Grade: S	くすり > ぐすり Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Alternative spellings
僞藥 (kyūjitai) ニセ薬

IPA^(key): [ɲ̟ise̞ɡɯ̟sɨɾʲi]

Noun

偽(にせ)薬(ぐすり) • (nisegusuri)

(medicine) a counterfeit drug

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN