Translation guide
A small, often medicated tablet meant to be dissolved slowly in the mouth, or a diamond-shaped figure.
A small, often sweetened or medicated tablet that dissolves slowly in the mouth to soothe a sore throat or deliver medicine.
The most common and natural word for a medicated lozenge or throat drop. Used in everyday conversation and on packaging.
My throat hurts, so I'm sucking on a lozenge.
Literally 'throat candy'. Refers to a hard candy or drop for soothing the throat, often less medicinal than a トローチ. Very common in stores.
A loanword from English 'drop', often used for hard fruit-flavored candies, but can sometimes refer to medicated drops. Less specific than トローチ.
A rhombus or diamond-shaped figure, often used in geometry, design, or heraldry.
The standard word for a diamond or rhombus shape. Used in mathematics, design, and everyday descriptions.
のど飴を買ってきてくれませんか。
Could you buy me some throat lozenges?
このドロップはのどにいいですよ。
These drops are good for your throat.
This pattern has lozenges arranged in a row.
A formal geometric term for a rhombus. Rarely used outside of mathematics textbooks.
A rhombus is a type of parallelogram.