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緊急避妊薬 (kinkyuuhininyaku) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

緊きん急きゅう避ひ妊にん薬やく

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Meanings

1

emergency contraceptive; morning-after pill

Medical term for medication used to prevent pregnancy after unprotected intercourse. Commonly referred to as アフターピル in everyday conversation.

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

用よう

する

必ひつ

要よう

が

ある

。

Emergency contraceptives must be taken within 72 hours after intercourse.

薬やっ局きょくで緊きん急きゅう避ひ妊にん薬やくを購こう入にゅうするには、医い師しの処しょ方ほう箋せんが必ひつ要ような場ば合あいがある。

A doctor's prescription may be required to purchase emergency contraceptives at a pharmacy.

Kanji

緊tense, solid, hard
急hurry, emergency, sudden
避evade, avoid, avert
妊pregnancy
薬medicine, chemical, enamel

Related words

アフターピル
Common colloquial term for emergency contraceptive, derived from English 'morning-after pill'. More casual than 緊急避妊薬.
避ひ妊にん薬やく
General term for contraceptives, including regular birth control pills. 緊急避妊薬 specifically refers to emergency use.

Built from

緊きん急きゅう+避ひ妊にん薬やく

Etymology

Compound of 緊急 (emergency) + 避妊 (contraception) + 薬 (medicine). A straightforward modern medical term.