鎮痛剤(ちんつうざい)

ちんつうざい
noun
painkiller; analgesic
medical
1. painkiller; analgesic; pain reliever
A medication used to relieve pain. Covers both over-the-counter and prescription pain relievers.
鎮痛剤(ちんつうざい)を飲(の)んだ。
I took a painkiller.
頭痛(ずつう)がひどくて鎮痛剤(ちんつうざい)が手放(てばな)せない。
My headaches are so bad I can't go without painkillers.
医師(いし)から処方(しょほう)された鎮痛剤(ちんつうざい)は、食後(しょくご)に服用(ふくよう)してください。
Please take the painkillers prescribed by the doctor after meals.

Forms

鎮痛(ちんつう) (pain relief) + 剤(ざい) (medicine, agent). The suffix ～剤(ざい) is used for various types of medicines and chemical agents.

Common collocations

Related words

  • 痛(いた)み止(ど)め (pain reliever — more casual synonym)
  • 解熱鎮痛剤(げねつちんつうざい) (fever and pain reducer)

Related Words

Related: 痛(いた)み止(ど)め (pain reliever)
Related: 頭痛薬(ずつうやく) (headache medicine)
Related: 解熱剤(げねつざい) (fever reducer)
Related: 頓服(とんぷく) (medicine taken as needed (not on a regular schedule))
Compare: 鎮痛薬(ちんつうやく) (painkiller)
Compare: アスピリン (aspirin)
Compare: 鎮静剤(ちんせいざい) (sedative)
Compare: 感冒薬(かんぼうやく) (cold medicine)
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Added 2026.3.7 16:36 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:29
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