眠り薬

眠り薬

Japanese

Kanji in this term
眠	薬
ねむ Grade: S	くすり > ぐすり Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
眠り藥 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

眠り +‎ 薬. The kusuri changes to gusuri as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ねむりぐ​すり [nèmúrígúꜜsùrì] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
• IPA^(key): [ne̞mɯ̟ᵝɾʲiɡɯ̟ᵝsɨᵝɾʲi]

Noun

眠(ねむ)り薬(ぐすり) • (nemurigusuri) 

1. sleeping pill

   Synonyms: 睡眠薬, 催眠薬

2. anesthetic, sleeping drug

   Synonyms: 麻酔薬, 麻酔剤

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN