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緊急避妊ピル (kinkyuuhininpiru) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

緊きん急きゅう避ひ妊にんピル

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Meanings

1

emergency contraceptive pill; morning-after pill

Medical term for oral emergency contraception taken after unprotected intercourse to prevent pregnancy.

緊きん急きゅう避ひ妊にんピルは、性せい交こう後ご72時じ間かん以い内ないに服ふく用

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する

必ひつ

要よう

が

ある

。

The emergency contraceptive pill must be taken within 72 hours after intercourse.

Kanji

緊tense, solid, hard
急hurry, emergency, sudden
避evade, avoid, avert
妊pregnancy

Related words

経けい口こう避ひ妊にん薬やく
Refers to regular oral contraceptives (birth control pills), not emergency contraception.
アフターピル
Common colloquial synonym for 緊急避妊ピル, literally 'after pill'.

Built from

緊きん急きゅう+避ひ妊にんピル

Etymology

Compound of 緊急 (emergency) + 避妊 (contraception) + ピル (pill). The word ピル is borrowed from English 'pill'.