Japanese symbol for “cathartic”
瀉剤
しゃざい
Romaji: shazai
cathartic; purgative; laxative
In Japanese, cathartic is 瀉剤, read しゃざい (shazai).
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Meanings
- n cathartic; purgative; laxative
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “cathartic”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 瀉薬 | しゃやく shayaku | cathartic; purgative; laxative |
| 瀉下薬 | しゃげやく shageyaku | laxative; cathartic; evacuant |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 吐瀉 | としゃ tosha | vomiting and diarrhea (diarrhoea) |
| 瀉血 | しゃけつ shaketsu | bloodletting; phlebotomy |
| 一瀉千里 | いっしゃせんり isshasenri | one swift effort; rush through one's work; fast-talking, writing, etc. |
| 傾瀉 | けいしゃ keisha | decanting |
| 瀉利塩 | しゃりえん sharien | epsomite; Epsom salt; magnesium sulfate |
| 瀉する | しゃする shasuru | to have diarrhea |
| 洗剤 | せんざい senzai | detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent |
| 覚醒剤 | かくせいざい kakuseizai | stimulant (e.g. psychoactive drugs like methamphetamine, ritalin, etc.) |
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