オピウム

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Japanese

Etymology

Internationalism; see English opium.

Pronunciation

Noun

オピウム (opiumu

  1. opium
    Synonym: 阿片 (ahen)
    • 2013, Nagami Rinko, Moonlight Lady, Harlequin Comics, page 72:
      (いま)ではオピウムまで(さい)(ばい)させ(じょう)(しゅう)(せい)のある()(やく)(せい)(せい)
      Ima de wa opiumu made saibai sase jōshūsei no aru mayaku o seisei shi
      These days opium is cultivated and refined into an addictive narcotic.
    • 2015, Yoshitani Kako, Niwa no iro [Garden color], page 121:
      ()(いろ)(うつく)しさで(はな)(いろ)がいっそう()()オピウムポピー。()(ほん)では(さい)(ばい)(きん)()だが、イギリスではよく()かける。
      Ha no iro no utsukushisa de hanairo ga issō hiki tatsu opiumu popī. Nihon de wa saibai kinshi da ga, Igirisu de wa yoku mikakeru.
      With colorful leaves and even lovelier flower color, the opium poppy stands out. Cultivation is banned in Japan, but it is commonly found in Britain.
    • 2021 January 8, Murakawa Hiroji, “‘Gohon!’ to ieba Ryugakusan, ‘kon kon kon!’ nara kodein ka [Saying ‘Gohon!’ suggests Ryugakusan, but does that ‘cough cough cough!’ mean codeine?]”, in Nikkei medical:
      オピウムとオピオイド
      モルヒネやコデインはオピオイドに(ふく)まれます。 「オイド」とは()()()ではなく、「みたいなもの」という(せつ)()()。 「オピウム」は「アヘン」のこと。
      Opiumu to opioido
      Moruhine ya kodein wa opioido ni fukumaremasu. “oido” to wa Oido de wa naku, “mitai na mono” to iu setsubiji. “Opiumu” wa “ahen” no koto.
      Opium and opioids.
      Morphine and codeine are in the class of opioids. This -oid does not refer to Oido, but is a suffix meaning “similar thing”. Opium is ahen.