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Drug, Agent
Stroke count: 10

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JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 8Level 40

Meanings

  1. drug, Agent
  2. medicine
  3. doseRtK
  4. agent
  1. (chemical) substance
  2. drug

Popular Usage

洗剤

Radicals and components

Radical刀knife刂variant
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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adjust · adjusted · sentence · plaid · kilt · Billy Connolly · two (二) · fenceposts · cabers · sword (刀) · sabre (刀) · saber (刀)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1867

Compound words

洗剤せんざい
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
錠剤じょうざい
pill; lozenge; tablet
調剤ちょうざい
making up a prescription; dispensing a prescription; preparing a medicine
薬剤やくざい
medicine; drug; chemical agent (e.g. pesticide, bleach, lubricant); chemical
殺虫剤さっちゅうざい
insecticide; pesticide
鎮痛剤ちんつうざい
analgesic; painkiller; sedative; tranquilizer (tranquiliser); anodyne
漂白剤ひょうはくざい
bleaching agent; bleach
薬剤師やくざいし
pharmacist; chemist
覚醒剤かくせいざい
stimulant (e.g. psychoactive drugs like methamphetamine, ritalin, etc.)
洗浄剤せんじょうざい
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
合成洗剤ごうせいせんざい
synthetic detergent
下剤げざい
laxative
鉄剤てつざい
(medicinal) iron preparations
熔剤ようざい
solvent
育毛剤いくもうざい
hair growth formula
化学剤かがくざい
chemical agent
可塑剤かそざい
plasticizer
解毒剤げどくざい
antidote
解熱剤げねつざい
fever medicine
滑沢剤かったくざい
lubricant
乾燥剤かんそうざい
drying agent
含嗽剤がんそうざい
mouthwash
興奮剤こうふんざい
stimulant
健胃剤けんいざい
stomachic

Additional Examples

排卵誘発剤を使っています。
I'm taking a fertility drug.tatoeba
頭が痛いときは鎮痛剤を飲まずにはいられない。
I can't help taking painkillers when I have a headache.tatoeba
痛くなったら鎮痛剤を飲んでください。
If you have pain, take a painkiller.tatoeba
鎮痛剤を飲みなさい。
Take some aspirin.tatoeba

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Medicine, agent. 斉 (equal) + knife 刂 — cutting a remedy into equal doses.Also known as “Dose”

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 剤

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