瀉

Meaning

瀉 centers on the forceful removal of something from within: evacuation, purging, or discharging. The single given meaning "evacuation" covers both physical and metaphorical emptying.

• 吐瀉としゃ

  vomiting and diarrhea (diarrhoea)

• 瀉血しゃけつ

  bloodletting; phlebotomy

• 一瀉千里いっしゃせんり

  one swift effort; rush through one's work; fast-talking, writing, etc.

• 傾瀉けいしゃ

  decanting

• 岩沢瀉いわおもだか

  Pyrrosia tricuspis (species of felt fern)

• 止瀉剤ししゃざい

  antidiarrheal; antidiarrhoeal

• 止瀉薬ししゃやく

  antidiarrheal; antidiarrhoeal

• 沢瀉おもだか

  threeleaf arrowhead (Sagittaria trifolia)

• 瀉すしゃす

  to have diarrhea

• 瀉するしゃする

  to have diarrhea

• 瀉下しゃげ

  catharsis; purgation; evacuation; purging the bowels; diarrhea

• 瀉下薬しゃげやく

  laxative; cathartic; evacuant; purgative

• 瀉利塩しゃりえん

  epsomite; Epsom salt; magnesium sulfate

• 瀉剤しゃざい

  cathartic; purgative; laxative

• 瀉痢しゃり

  diarrhea; diarrhoea

• 瀉薬しゃやく

  cathartic; purgative; laxative

• 血漿瀉血けっしょうしゃけつ

  plasmapheresis

• 補瀉温涼ほしゃおんりょう

  supplementation, causing bowel movements, heating, and cooling (four main treatments of traditional Chinese medicine)

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