抗こううつ薬やく

こ

う

つ

や

く

Meanings

1

Medical term for a drug used to treat depression.

処しょ

方ほう

し

て

もらっ

た

。

I got a prescription for an antidepressant from my doctor.

この抗こううつ薬やくは副ふく作さ用ようが少すくないと言いわれている。

This antidepressant is said to have few side effects.

抗こう不ふ安あん薬やく
Anti-anxiety medication, as opposed to antidepressants which target depression.
精せい神しん安あん定てい剤ざい
Tranquilizer or mood stabilizer; a broader category that may include antidepressants but is not limited to them.

抗こううつ薬やく
Standard modern spelling using うつ for 'depression'.
抗こう鬱うつ薬やく
Traditional kanji spelling using 鬱; still seen but less common in everyday writing.

Compound of 抗 (anti-) + うつ (depression) + 薬 (medicine). The spelling 抗鬱薬 uses the full kanji 鬱 for 'depression'.