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塗り薬 (ぬりぐすり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

塗ぬり薬ぐすり

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Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

ointment; salve; medical cream; liniment

General term for topical medicinal preparations applied to the skin.

医い者しゃから塗ぬり薬

ぐすり

を

処しょ

方ほう

し

て

もらっ

た

。

The doctor prescribed an ointment for me.

かゆみ止どめの塗ぬり薬ぐすりを薬やっ局きょくで買かった。

I bought an anti-itch cream at the pharmacy.

Kanji

塗paint, plaster, daub
薬medicine, chemical, enamel

Related words

軟なん膏こう
軟膏 is a more formal/medical term for ointment, while 塗り薬 is a common, everyday word.
飲のみ薬ぐすり
飲み薬 is oral medicine, contrasting with 塗り薬 which is applied externally.

Built from

塗ぬる+薬くすり

Written forms

塗ぬり薬ぐすりUsage95%
Standard kanji spelling.
塗ぬり薬ぐすりUsage4%
Variant spelling without okurigana; less common but still used.
ぬりぐすりUsage1%

Etymology

Compound of 塗り (nuri, 'applying', from 塗る nuru 'to apply/paint') + 薬 (kusuri, 'medicine').