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ヨードチンキ Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ヨードチンキ

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Meanings

1

noun

tincture of iodine

usually written using kana alone

A topical antiseptic solution of iodine in alcohol; commonly used for disinfecting minor wounds.

from German Jodtinktur

擦すり傷きずにヨードチンキを塗ぬった。
I applied tincture of iodine to the scrape.

Written forms

ヨードチンキUsage100%
Standard katakana spelling; the word is usually written in kana.
沃度丁幾よーどちんき
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)rarely-used kanji form
Ateji spelling, rarely used.

Kanji

沃fertility

度degrees, occurrence, time

丁street, ward, town

幾how many, how much, how far

Similar words

ヨウ素そ
ヨウ素 is the element iodine itself, while ヨードチンキ is a specific medicinal preparation.
消しょう毒どく液えき
消毒液 is a general term for disinfectant liquid; ヨードチンキ is one specific type.

Etymology

From German 'Jodtinktur' (iodine tincture). The kanji 沃度丁幾 are ateji for the sounds.