座薬

Japanese

Kanji in this term
座	薬
ざ Grade: 6	やく Grade: 3
on’yomi

Alternative spellings
座藥 (kyūjitai) 坐薬

座薬

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 座藥. Compare modern Mandarin 坐藥／坐药 (zuòyào, “suppository”).

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• IPA^(key): [za̠ja̠kɯᵝ], [za̠ja̠kɯ̥ᵝ]

Noun

座(ざ)薬(やく) • (zayaku) 

1. a suppository

Synonyms

• 座剤, 坐剤, 剉剤 (ざざい, zazai)