粉薬(こなぐすり)

こなぐすり
noun
powdered medicine
health
1. powdered medicine; powder medication
Medicine prepared as a fine powder rather than as tablets or liquid. Typically dispensed in small paper packets and taken with water. Common in Japan for both prescription and over-the-counter remedies, especially cold medicines and stomach treatments.
粉薬(こなぐすり)は苦(にが)い。
Powdered medicine tastes bitter.
粉薬(こなぐすり)を水(みず)と一緒(いっしょ)に飲(の)んだ。
I took the powdered medicine with water.
子供(こども)が粉薬(こなぐすり)を嫌(いや)がるので、ゼリーに混(ま)ぜて飲(の)ませている。
Our child hates powdered medicine, so we mix it into jelly to get him to take it.

Compound of 粉(こな) (powder) + 薬(くすり) (medicine). The 薬(くすり) voices to ぐすり through 連濁(れんだく).

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 錠剤(じょうざい): tablet; pill — solid medicine in a pressed form
  • カプセル: capsule — powder or liquid medicine inside a soluble shell
  • 水薬(すいやく)/液剤(えきざい): liquid medicine

Related Words

Compare: 錠剤(じょうざい) (tablet)
Compare: カプセル (capsule)
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Added 2026.5.13 12:10 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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