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劇剤 (gekizai) Japanese meaning: powerful medicine | Kotomora

劇げき剤ざい

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Meanings

1

powerful medicine; violent poison

Refers to a drug or substance with extremely strong, often dangerous effects. Can be used for potent pharmaceuticals or toxic substances.

この劇げき剤ざいは医い師しの指し示じなしに使し用ようしてはいけない。
This powerful medicine must not be used without a doctor's instructions.

Kanji

劇drama, play
剤dose, medicine, drug

Related words

毒どく薬やく
毒薬 is a general term for poison or poisonous drug, while 劇剤 emphasizes the extreme potency or violence of the substance, often in a medical or chemical context.
劇げき薬やく
劇薬 is a near-synonym also meaning powerful or drastic drug, but 劇剤 is less common and may carry a slightly more technical or formal nuance.

Etymology

Compound of 劇 (げき, 'violent, intense') and 剤 (ざい, 'medicine, drug'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is used in technical and medical contexts.

その植しょく物ぶつから抽ちゅう出しゅつされた劇げき剤ざいは、わずかな量りょうでも致ち死し性せいがある。

The violent poison extracted from that plant is lethal even in small amounts.