座薬

Japanese

Kanji in this term
座 薬
ざ
Grade: 6		 やく
Grade: 3
on’yomi
座薬

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 座藥. Compare modern Mandarin 坐藥／坐药 (zuòyào, “suppository”).

Pronunciation

  • On'yomi
  • IPA(key): [za̠ja̠kɯᵝ], [za̠ja̠kɯ̥ᵝ]

Noun

座薬 (hiragana ざやく, rōmaji zayaku)

  1. a suppository

Alternative forms

  • 坐薬

Synonyms

  • 座剤, 坐剤, 剉剤 (ざざい, zazai)
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