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堕胎薬 (dataiyaku) Japanese meaning: abortifacient | Kotomora

堕だ胎たい薬やく

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Meanings

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abortifacient; abortion-inducing drug

pharmacology›

Medical and pharmacological term for a substance that induces abortion.

堕だ胎たい薬やくの使し用ようは法ほう律りつで厳きびしく規き制せいされている

Kanji

堕degenerate, descend to, lapse into
胎womb, uterus
薬medicine, chemical, enamel

Built from

堕だ胎たい+

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The use of abortifacients is strictly regulated by law.

薬やく

Etymology

Compound of 堕胎 (datai, 'abortion') and 薬 (yaku, 'drug, medicine').