座薬

Japanese
Kanji in this term
座 薬
ざ
Grade: 6		 やく
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spellings
座藥 (kyūjitai)
坐薬
座薬

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • On'yomi
  • IPA(key): [za̠ja̠kɯᵝ], [za̠ja̠kɯ̥ᵝ]

Noun

座(ざ)薬(やく) • (zayaku) 

  1. a suppository

Synonyms
  • 座剤, 坐剤, 剉剤 (ざざい, zazai)
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