Japanese

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Kanji in this term
けい
Grade: 5
こう
Grade: 1

Grade: S
にん
Grade: S
やく
Grade: 3
kan'on goon on'yomi
Alternative spelling
經口避妊藥 (kyūjitai)
 経口避妊薬 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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Compound of (けい)(こう) (keikō, taken by mouth; oral) + ()(にん)(やく) (hinin'yaku, contraceptive medicine).

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) ーこーひにんやく [kèékóó híníꜜǹ'yàkù] (Nakadaka – [6])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ke̞ːko̞ː çiɲ̟ĩɰ̃ja̠kɯ̟]

Noun

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(けい)(こう)()(にん)(やく) (keikō hinin'yaku

  1. (formal) oral contraceptive pill

Synonyms

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References

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