眠り薬

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
ねむ
Grade: S
くすり > ぐすり
Grade: 3
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
眠り藥 (kyūjitai)

Etymology[edit]

眠り +‎ . The kusuri changes to gusuri as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Tokyo) むりぐすり [nèmúrígúꜜsùrì] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ne̞mɯ̟ᵝɾʲiɡɯ̟ᵝsɨᵝɾʲi]

Noun[edit]

(ねむ)(ぐすり) (nemurigusuri

  1. sleeping pill
    Synonyms: 睡眠薬, 催眠薬
  2. anesthetic, sleeping drug
    Synonyms: 麻酔薬, 麻酔剤

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN