偽薬

Japanese

Pronunciation 1

Kanji in this term
偽	薬
ぎ Grade: S	やく Grade: 3
on’yomi

Alternative spellings
僞藥 (kyūjitai) 擬薬

(Tokyo) ぎやく [gìyákú] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
IPA^(key): [ɡʲija̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

偽(ぎ)薬(やく) • (giyaku)

(medicine) a placebo
Synonym: プラセボ (purasebo)

Antonym: 反偽薬 (hangiyaku)

Pronunciation 2

Kanji in this term
偽	薬
にせ Grade: S	くすり > ぐすり Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Alternative spellings
僞藥 (kyūjitai) ニセ薬

IPA^(key): [ɲ̟ise̞ɡɯ̟ᵝsɨᵝɾʲi]

Noun

偽(にせ)薬(ぐすり) • (nisegusuri)

(medicine) a counterfeit drug

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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