laudanum; opium tincture
A medicinal preparation of opium dissolved in alcohol, historically used as a painkiller and sedative.
In the 19th century, laudanum was widely used as a painkiller.
Katakana spelling is standard for this loanword; usually written in kana.
Kanji spelling using 阿片 for opium; rare in modern usage.
Mixed hiragana-katakana reading; not a common written form.
Formed from 阿片 “opium” and チンキ “tincture”; チンキ is a loan from Dutch tinctuur.