鎮痛剤(ちんつうざい)

ちんつうざい
noun
painkiller; analgesic
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.

FORMATION:
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:

  • 鎮痛剤(ちんつうざい)を飲(の)む (to take a painkiller)
  • 鎮痛剤(ちんつうざい)を処方(しょほう)する (to prescribe painkillers)
  • 市販(しはん)の鎮痛剤(ちんつうざい) (over-the-counter painkillers)

RELATED:

  • 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)
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