副作用 (ふくさよう) Japanese meaning | KotomoraCommon wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000 Meanings
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noun
side effect; adverse reaction
medicine
Primarily a medical term for unintended effects of a drug or treatment, but also used broadly for any secondary, often negative, consequence.
新しい政策の副作用で、中小企業の負担が増えた。
As a side effect of the new policy, the burden on small and medium-sized enterprises increased.