媚薬

媚薬

Japanese

Kanji in this term
媚	薬
び Hyōgaiji	やく Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

媚 (bi, “obsequiousness”) +‎ 薬 (yaku, “drug”)

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) びやく [bìyákú] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
  • (Tokyo) び​やく [bíꜜyàkù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
  • IPA^(key): [bʲija̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

媚薬 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 媚藥, hiragana びやく, rōmaji biyaku)

1. an aphrodisiac, a love potion, a philter

Synonyms

• 惚 (ほ)れ薬 (ぐすり) (horegusuri)
• 催淫剤 (さいいんざい) (saiinzai)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN