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Kanji in this term
せい
Grade: 5
しん
Grade: 3
あん
Grade: 3
てい
Grade: 3
ざい
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
精神安定劑 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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From 精神 (seishin, mind) +‎ 安定剤 (anteizai, stabilizer).

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) ーしんあんてーざい [sèéshíń áńtéꜜèzàì] (Nakadaka – [7])[1]
  • IPA(key): [se̞ːɕiɰ̃ ã̠nte̞ːza̠i]

Noun

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(せい)(しん)(あん)(てい)(ざい) (seishin anteizai

  1. sedative, tranquilizer

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN