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必治薬 (ひっちやく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

必ひっ治ち薬やく

Meanings

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noun

sure-cure medicine; guaranteed remedy

Archaic or literary term for a medicine that is guaranteed to cure; not used in modern medical contexts.

昔むかしの広こう告こくには「必ひっ治ち薬やく」という言こと葉ばがよく見みられた。
In old advertisements, the word 'hitchiyaku' (guaranteed remedy) was often seen.

Kanji

必invariably, certain, inevitable
治reign, be at peace, calm down
薬medicine, chemical, enamel

Etymology

Compound of 必 (certainly) + 治 (cure) + 薬 (medicine). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it appears in older texts as a term for a guaranteed cure.