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抗生剤 (こうせいざい, kouseizai) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

抗こう生せい剤ざい

こ

う

せ

い

ざ

い

Meanings

1

antibiotic (medicine)

pharmacology›

Pharmacological term for an antibiotic agent; used in medical and pharmaceutical contexts.

この抗こう生せい剤ざいは細さい菌きん感かん

染せん

に

効こう

果か

が

ある

。

This antibiotic is effective against bacterial infections.

Kanji

抗confront, resist, defy
生life, genuine, birth
剤dose, medicine, drug

Related words

抗こう生せい物ぶっ質しつ
抗生物質 is the more common general term for 'antibiotic', while 抗生剤 is a technical pharmacological term often used in medical prescriptions and drug classifications.

Built from

抗こう生せい+剤ざい

Etymology

Compound of 抗 (こう, 'anti-') + 生 (せい, 'life' or 'living organism') + 剤 (ざい, 'agent' or 'medicine'), literally 'anti-life agent', referring to a substance that acts against microorganisms.