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複方 (ふくほう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

複ふく方ほう

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Meanings

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noun

compound drug; combination drug

Pharmaceutical term for a medication containing multiple active ingredients. Used in medical and pharmacological contexts.

この複ふく方ほうは複ふく数すうの有ゆう効こう成せい分ぶんを含ふくんでいる。
This compound drug contains multiple active ingredients.

Kanji

複duplicate, double, compound
方direction, person, alternative

Similar words

配はい合ごう剤ざい
配合剤 is a more common term for a combination drug, while 複方 is a technical term often used in traditional or older pharmaceutical contexts.

Etymology

Compound of 複 (multiple) and 方 (prescription/direction), referring to a drug with multiple components. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is used in medical contexts.