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煎じ薬 (senjigusuri) Japanese meaning: decoction | Kotomora

煎せんじ薬ぐすり

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Meanings

1

decoction; infusion

A liquid medicine made by boiling or steeping herbs or other substances; used in traditional medicine contexts.

漢かん方ぽうでは、煎せんじ薬ぐすりを毎まい日にち

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In Kampo medicine, I was told to drink a decoction every day.

この煎せんじ薬ぐすりは苦にがいが、よく効きく。

This infusion is bitter, but it works well.

Kanji

煎broil, parch, roast
薬medicine, chemical, enamel

Related words

煎せんじる
Verb meaning 'to decoct' or 'to boil down'; 煎じ薬 is the resulting liquid medicine.
漢かん方ぽう薬やく
Kampo medicine in general; 煎じ薬 specifically refers to a decoction prepared from crude drugs.

Built from

煎せんじる+薬くすり

Etymology

Compound of 煎じ (continuative form of 煎じる 'to decoct') + 薬 (medicine). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is conventionally associated with traditional herbal medicine.