Japanese

Alternative forms

• 擬薬

Noun

偽薬 ‎(hiragana ぎやく, romaji giyaku)

1. (medicine) a placebo

Synonyms

• プラセボ ‎(purasebo)

Antonyms

• 反偽薬 (はんぎやく) ‎(hangiyaku)

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. ↑ 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13143-0