去痰薬

Japanese

Kanji in this term
去	痰	薬
きょ Grade: 3	たん Hyōgai	やく Grade: 3
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
去痰藥 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 去痰 (kyotan, “expectoration”) +‎ 薬 (yaku, “drug”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) きょたんやく [kyòtáꜜǹ'yàkù] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [kʲo̞tã̠ɰ̃ja̠kɯ̟]

Noun

去(きょ)痰(たん)薬(やく) • (kyotan'yaku) 

1. (medicine) expectorant