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Kanji Detail for 剤 - "medicine"

剤

  • Meaning

    剤 means "medicine." Also associated with to mix, to arrange.

    1. To mix - To blend together; to compound.

    2. Medicine - Compounded medicine; pharmaceutical preparation.

    3. To arrange - To trim evenly; to adjust.

    4. Trimmed slip - A cut and arranged note; a tally.

  • Words using 剤

    • 覚醒剤 かくせいざい Listen stimulant (e.g. psychoactive drugs like methamphetamine, ritalin, etc.)
    • 洗剤 せんざい Listen detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent
    • 薬剤 やくざい Listen medicine; drug; chemical agent (e.g. pesticide, bleach, lubricant)
    • 殺虫剤 さっちゅうざい Listen insecticide; pesticide
    • 薬剤師 やくざいし Listen pharmacist; chemist
    • 合成洗剤 ごうせいせんざい Listen synthetic detergent
    • 洗浄剤 せんじょうざい Listen detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent

  • Tattoo check: 剤

    • Verified meaning: medicine
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: to mix, to arrange

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    dose; medicine; drug

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    medicinal preparation

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    Japanese variant of 劑|剂

  • Onyomi

    tip

    sei(セイ) セイ

    sui(スイ) スイ

    zai(ザイ) ザイ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    ka.ru(か-る) か-る

    kezu.ru(けず-る) けず-る

  • Strokes

    tip

    10 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    刀 刂 (katana・ritto)

  • Related Keywords

    to mix medicine to arrange compound trimmed slip dose preparation drug formula mixture pharmaceutical pill powder prescription reagent remedy substance tablet

Sentences including 剤

  • What are these tablets?

  • How long do i have to wait to pick up the medicine?

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