noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
fever reducer; antipyretic
Refers to medicine or treatment that lowers fever. Often used in everyday contexts like 熱さましの薬.
My child had a fever, so I gave them a fever reducer.
This medicine has an antipyretic effect.
Alternate spelling using 冷 (cool) explicitly; less common but still seen.
Compound of 熱 (netsu, 'fever') and 冷まし (samashi, nominalized form of 冷ます, 'to cool'). Literally 'fever cooling'.