座薬

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 6
やく
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spellings
座藥 (kyūjitai)
坐薬

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 座藥. Compare modern Mandarin 坐藥坐药 (zuòyào, “suppository”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [d͡za̠ja̠kɯ̟]

Noun

()(やく) • (zayaku

  1. a suppository

Synonyms

  • 座剤, 坐剤, 剉剤