Word Meaning 瀉下薬

しゃげやく shageyaku

瀉下薬 is read as しゃげやく (shageyaku) and means laxative.

Meaning

English

  1. laxative
  2. cathartic
  3. evacuant
  4. purgative

Reading

Kana

しゃげやく

Romaji

shageyaku

Writing Variants

  • 瀉下薬 しゃかやく shakayaku

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 37 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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瀉薬

しゃやく

cathartic

瀉下

しゃげ

pouring out (water, etc.)

緩下薬

かんげやく

laxative

下瀬火薬

しもせかやく

Shimose powder (explosive composed chiefly of picric acid)

下薬

げやく

laxative

下し薬

くだしぐすり

laxative

下ろし薬

おろしぐすり

an abortive

上戸は毒を知らず下戸は薬を知らず

じょうごはどくをしらずげこはくすりをしらず

drinkers drink too much (and harm themselves in the process), nondrinkers drink too little (and miss out on the medicinal benefits of alcohol)

風邪薬

かぜぐすり

remedy for a cold

生薬

しょうやく

natural drugs

製薬

せいやく

medicine manufacture

麻薬

まやく

narcotic