オピウム

Japanese

Etymology

Internationalism; see English opium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [o̞pʲiɯ̟mɯ̟]

Noun

オピウム • (opiumu) 

1. opium

   Synonym: 阿片 (ahen)

   • 2013, Nagami Rinko, Moonlight Lady, Harlequin Comics, page 72:

     今(いま)ではオピウムまで栽(さい)培(ばい)させ常(じょう)習(しゅう)性(せい)のある麻(ま)薬(やく)を精(せい)製(せい)し

     Ima de wa opiumu made saibai sase jōshūsei no aru mayaku o seisei shi

     These days opium is cultivated and refined into an addictive narcotic.

   • 2015, Yoshitani Kako, Niwa no iro [Garden color], page 121:

     葉(は)の色(いろ)の美(うつく)しさで花(はな)色(いろ)がいっそう引(ひ)き立(た)つオピウムポピー。日(に)本(ほん)では栽(さい)培(ばい)禁(きん)止(し)だが、イギリスではよく見(み)かける。

     Ha no iro no utsukushisa de hanairo ga issō hiki tatsu opiumu popī. Nihon de wa saibai kinshi da ga, Igirisu de wa yoku mikakeru.

     With colorful leaves and even lovelier flower color, the opium poppy stands out. Cultivation is banned in Japan, but it is commonly found in Britain.

   • 2021 January 8, Murakawa Hiroji, “‘Gohon!’ to ieba Ryugakusan, ‘kon kon kon!’ nara kodein ka [Saying ‘Gohon!’ suggests Ryugakusan, but does that ‘cough cough cough!’ mean codeine?]”, in Nikkei medical‎^[1]:

     オピウムとオピオイド
     モルヒネやコデインはオピオイドに含(ふく)まれます。　「オイド」とは小(お)井(い)戸(ど)ではなく、「みたいなもの」という接(せつ)尾(び)辞(じ)。　「オピウム」は「アヘン」のこと。

     Opiumu to opioido
     Moruhine ya kodein wa opioido ni fukumaremasu. “oido” to wa Oido de wa naku, “mitai na mono” to iu setsubiji. “Opiumu” wa “ahen” no koto.

     Opium and opioids.
     Morphine and codeine are in the class of opioids. This -oid does not refer to Oido, but is a suffix meaning “similar thing”. Opium is ahen.