解熱剤

See also: 解熱劑

Japanese

Kanji in this term
解	熱	剤
げ Grade: 5	ねつ Grade: 4	ざい Grade: S
goon

Alternative spelling
解熱劑 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 解(げ)熱(ねつ) (genetsu, “reduction of fever”) + 剤(ざい) (-zai, “drug, medicine”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) げねつ​ざい [gènétsúꜜzàì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• (Tokyo) げねつざい [gènétsúzáí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɡe̞ne̞t͡sɨᵝza̠i]

Noun

解(げ)熱(ねつ)剤(ざい) • (genetsuzai) ^{←げねつざい (genetuzai)?}

1. (pharmacology) antipyretic

   Synonym: 解熱薬 (genetsuyaku)

   • 1951, Tamiki Hara, Harukana tabi [Far-away journey]‎^[1]:

     ふと、ある日(ひ)、彼(かれ)は風邪(かぜ)をひいていた。解(げ)熱(ねつ)剤(ざい)を飲(の)んで部(へ)屋(や)に寝(ね)転(ころ)んでいたが、面(めん)会(かい)人(にん)があれば起(お)きて出(で)た。

     Futo, aru hi, kare wa kaze o hīte ita. Genetsuzai o nonde heya ni nekoronde ita ga, menkainin ga areba okite deta.

     One day, he suddenly caught a cold. He took an antipyretic and lay down in his room, but when he had a visitor, he got up and left.