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眠り薬. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
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Japanese
| Alternative spelling
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| 眠り藥 (kyūjitai)
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Etymology
眠り + 薬. The kusuri changes to gusuri as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
Noun
眠り薬 • (nemurigusuri)
- sleeping pill
- Synonyms: 睡眠薬, 催眠薬
- anesthetic, sleeping drug
- Synonyms: 麻酔薬, 麻酔剤
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