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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Goon
- (Tokyo) がんやく [gàń'yákú] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
- IPA^(key): [ɡã̠ɰ̃ja̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

丸薬 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 丸藥, hiragana がんやく, rōmaji gan'yaku, historical hiragana ぐわんやく)

(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”)

References

↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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