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いくぐすり

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Japanese

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Alternative spellings
生く薬
生薬

Etymology

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Compound of () (iku, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb () (iku, yodan katsuyō verb)) + (くすり) (kusuri, medicine, drug).[1]The kusuri changes to gusuri as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ikɯ̟ɡɯ̟sɨɾʲi]

Noun

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いくぐすり (ikugusuri

  1. elixir of eternal life; elixir

Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ いくぐすりPaid subscription required”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here