赤あかチン

noun

mercurochrome; merbromin solution

A red topical antiseptic solution commonly used in Japan for minor cuts and scrapes. Often associated with school infirmaries and home medicine cabinets.

• 子こ供どものころ、擦すり傷きずに赤あかチンを塗ぬってもらった。

  When I was a child, I had mercurochrome put on my scrapes.