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媚薬

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See also: 媚藥

Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Hyōgai
やく
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
媚藥 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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(bi, obsequiousness) +‎ (yaku, drug)

From Middle Chinese 媚藥 (MC mijH yak)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(やく) (biyaku

  1. an aphrodisiac, a love potion, a philter

Synonyms

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN