Medical term for a drug used to treat depression. Often used in compound words like 抗うつ薬 (antidepressant medication).
医者は彼に抗うつ薬を処方した。
The doctor prescribed him an antidepressant.
この抗うつ剤は副作用が少ないと言われている。
This antidepressant is said to have few side effects.
antidepressant
antidepressant
tricyclic antidepressant
tricyclic antidepressant
Common simplified spelling using うつ instead of the older 鬱.
Traditional spelling with the full kanji 鬱; still seen but less common in modern usage.
Compound of 抗 (anti-) and うつ (depression), a modern medical term.