丸薬

See also: 丸藥, and 丸药

Japanese

Kanji in this term
丸	薬
がん Grade: 2	やく Grade: 3
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
丸藥 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 丸藥 (MC hwan yak). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) がんやく [gàń'yákú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɡã̠ɰ̃ja̠kɯ̟]

Noun

丸(がん)薬(やく) • (gan'yaku) ^{←ぐわんやく (gwan'yaku)?}

1. (pharmacy) a pill (small, usually medicinal object for swallowing)

   Synonyms: 丸剤 (gansai), 丸子 (ganshi), ピル (piru)

Proverbs

• 朝腹(あさはら)の丸薬(がんやく) (asahara no gan'yaku)

See also

• 錠剤(じょうざい) (jōzai, “tablet”)
• タブレット (taburetto, “tablet”)