媚薬
Japanese edit
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 媚 | 薬 |
| び Hyōgaiji |
やく Grade: 3 |
| on’yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 媚藥 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology edit
媚 (bi, “obsequiousness”) + 薬 (yaku, “drug”)
Pronunciation edit
- (Tokyo) びやく [bìyákú] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
- (Tokyo) びやく [bíꜜyàkù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
- IPA(key): [bʲija̠kɯ̟ᵝ]
Noun edit
- an aphrodisiac, a love potion, a philter
Synonyms edit
- 惚れ薬 (horegusuri)
- 催淫剤 (saiinzai)
References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN