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.
のどが痛いので、トローチをなめています。
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.
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.
The standard word for a diamond or rhombus shape. Used in mathematics, design, and everyday descriptions.
この模様は菱形が並んでいます。
This pattern has lozenges arranged in a row.
A formal geometric term for a rhombus. Rarely used outside of mathematics textbooks.
斜方形は平行四辺形の一種です。
A rhombus is a type of parallelogram.