Word Meaning 六神丸

ろくしんがん rokushingan

六神丸 is read as ろくしんがん (rokushingan) and means pill made from various animal ingredients (incl. musk, toad venom, cow bezoars, etc.) used as a cardiac stimulant in Chinese medicine.

Meaning

English

pill made from various animal ingredients (incl. musk, toad venom, cow bezoars, etc.) used as a cardiac stimulant in Chinese medicine

Reading

Kana

ろくしんがん

Romaji

rokushingan

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 3 Rank 58589 Priority J

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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