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仙薬 (せんやく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

仙せん薬やく

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Meanings

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noun

panacea; elixir of life

A mythical medicine that cures all diseases or grants immortality. Often used in fantasy, mythology, or metaphorically for a miraculous solution.

伝でん説せつの仙せん薬やくを求もとめて旅たびに出でた。
He set out on a journey in search of the legendary elixir of life.
この新しん薬やくはまるで仙せん薬やくのように効きく。
This new medicine works like a panacea.

Kanji

仙hermit, wizard, cent
薬medicine, chemical, enamel

Similar words

万ばん能のう薬やく
万能薬 is a more common, everyday word for 'cure-all' or 'panacea', while 仙薬 carries a stronger mythical or Taoist connotation of an elixir of immortality.

Etymology

Compound of 仙 (hermit, immortal) and 薬 (medicine). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is associated with Taoist alchemy and the search for an elixir of immortality.