睡すい眠みん薬やく

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Meanings

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noun

sleeping pill; sleep medication

General term for medication used to induce or maintain sleep, including both prescription and over-the-counter products.

drowsy, sleep, die

眠sleep, die, sleepy

薬medicine, chemical, enamel

催さい眠みん薬やく
催眠薬 is a more clinical or formal term for hypnotic/sleep-inducing drugs, while 睡眠薬 is the common everyday word.
睡すい眠みん導どう入にゅう剤ざい
睡眠導入剤 specifically refers to sleep-inducing agents, often used in medical contexts, and is less common in daily conversation than 睡眠薬.

Compound of 睡眠 (suimin, 'sleep') + 薬 (yaku, 'medicine, drug').