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早め薬 (はやめぐすり, hayamegusuri) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

早はやめ薬ぐすり

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Meanings

1

drugs to induce or speed up childbirth

Refers to medication used to stimulate labor; a specialized medical or traditional term.

昔むかしは、出しゅっ産さんを早はやめるために早はやめ薬ぐすりが使つかわれることもあった

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In the past, drugs to speed up childbirth were sometimes used.

Kanji

早early, fast
薬medicine, chemical, enamel

Built from

早はやめる+薬くすり

Etymology

Compound of 早め (hayame, 'hastening') + 薬 (kusuri, 'medicine'). The exact historical origin is uncertain, but it likely refers to traditional or early modern remedies intended to induce labor.