Japanese symbol for “anesthetic”
麻酔剤
ますいざい
Romaji: masuizai
anesthetic; anaesthetic; narcotic
In Japanese, anesthetic is 麻酔剤, read ますいざい (masuizai).
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Meanings
- n anesthetic; anaesthetic; narcotic
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “anesthetic”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 麻酔薬 | ますいやく masuiyaku | anesthetic; anaesthetic; narcotic |
| しびれ薬 | しびれぐすり shibiregusuri | anesthetic; anaesthetic |
| 眠り薬 | ねむりぐすり nemurigusuri | sleeping powder; sleeping drug; narcotic |
| 緩和剤 | かんわざい kanwazai | palliative; mitigative; lenitive |
| アネスセチック | アネスセチック anesusechikku | anesthetic; anaesthetic |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 麻薬 | まやく mayaku | narcotic; drug; dope |
| 麻酔 | ますい masui | anaesthesia; anesthesia |
| 大麻 | たいま taima | hemp |
| 麻痺 | まひ mahi | paralysis; palsy; stupor |
| 麻布 | あさぬの asanuno | hemp cloth; linen |
| 麻雀 | マージャン maajan | mahjong; mah-jongg |
| 酔い | よい yoi | drunkenness; intoxication |
| 酔っ払い | よっぱらい yopparai | drunk person; (a) drunk |
| 洗剤 | せんざい senzai | detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent |
See also: Chinese symbol for “anesthetic”.
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