眠り薬

Japanese
Kanji in this term
眠 薬
ねむ
Grade: S		 くすり > ぐすり
Grade: 3
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
眠り藥 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

眠り +‎ 薬. The kusuri changes to gusuri as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ねむりぐ​すり [nèmúrígúꜜsùrì] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ne̞mɯ̟ᵝɾʲiɡɯ̟ᵝsɨᵝɾʲi]

Noun

眠(ねむ)り薬(ぐすり) • (nemurigusuri) 

  1. sleeping pill
    Synonyms: 睡眠薬, 催眠薬
  2. anesthetic, sleeping drug
    Synonyms: 麻酔薬, 麻酔剤

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