偽薬

偽薬

See also: きやく

Japanese

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

Alternative forms

• 擬薬

Pronunciation

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

Noun

偽薬 (hiragana ぎやく, rōmaji giyaku)

1. (medicine) a placebo

Synonyms

• プラセボ (purasebo)

Antonyms

• 反 (はん)偽 (ぎ)薬 (やく) (hangiyaku)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN