加薬

Japanese

Kanji in this term
加 薬
か
Grade: 4 		やく
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
加藥 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) かやく [kàyákú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ka̠ja̠kɯ̟]

Noun

加(か)薬(やく) • (kayaku) 

  1. (traditional Chinese medicine) an adjuvant, a substance added to increase the potency of a medicine or to make it easier to consume
  2. the addition of an adjuvant
  3. (by extension, cooking) seasoning

Usage notes

  • Nowadays usually spelled in hiragana.

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • かやくご飯(はん) (kayaku gohan)

See also

References

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