noun
cough medicine; cough syrup; cough lozenge
General term for any medicine or remedy that suppresses coughing, including syrups, lozenges, and tablets.
咳がひどいので、薬局で咳止めを買った。
My cough was bad, so I bought some cough medicine at the pharmacy.
この咳止めシロップは子供でも飲める。
This cough syrup can be taken even by children.
Compound of 咳 (seki, 'cough') and 止め (dome, 'stopping'), from the verb 止める (tomeru, 'to stop').