Japanese

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Kanji in this term
とん
Grade: S
ふく > ぷく
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
屯服

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(とん)(ぷく) (tonpukuとんぷく (tonpuku)?

  1. taking medicine whenever symptoms arise, instead of steadily over a prescribed period
  2. Short for 頓服薬 (tonpukuyaku).

Derived terms

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Verb

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(とん)(ぷく)する (tonpuku suruとんぷく (tonpuku)?suru (stem (とん)(ぷく) (tonpuku shi), past (とん)(ぷく)した (tonpuku shita))

  1. to take medicine whenever symptoms arise, instead of steadily over a prescribed period

Conjugation

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN