生薬

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
生 薬
き
Grade: 1		 くすり > ぐすり
Grade: 3
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
生藥 (kyūjitai)
For pronunciation and definitions of 生薬 – see the following entry.
【きぐすり】
[noun] a natural remedy, an herbal medicine, a galenical
(This term, 生薬, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
生 薬
しょう
Grade: 1		 やく
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
生藥 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) しょ​ーやく [shóꜜòyàkù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɕo̞ːja̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

生(しょう)薬(やく) • (shōyaku) ←しやうやく (syauyaku)?

  1. Synonym of 生薬 (kigusuri): a natural remedy, an herbal medicine, a galenical

Etymology 3
Kanji in this term
生 薬
せい
Grade: 1		 やく
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
生藥 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) せ​ーやく [séꜜèyàkù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [se̞ːja̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

生(せい)薬(やく) • (seiyaku) 

  1. Synonym of 生薬 (kigusuri): a natural remedy, an herbal medicine, a galenical

Etymology 4
Kanji in this term
生 薬
い(く)
Grade: 1		 くすり > ぐすり
Grade: 3
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
生藥 (kyūjitai)
For pronunciation and definitions of 生薬 – see the following entry.
【いくぐすり】
[noun] elixir of eternal life; elixir
Alternative spelling
生く薬
(This term, 生薬, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 5
Kanji in this term
生 薬
い(き)
Grade: 1		 くすり > ぐすり
Grade: 3
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
生藥 (kyūjitai)
For pronunciation and definitions of 生薬 – see the following entry.
【いきぐすり】
[noun] Synonym of いくぐすり (生く薬, 生薬, ikugusuri): elixir of eternal life
Alternative spelling
生き薬
(This term, 生薬, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

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