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避妊薬 — meaning in English

hinin'yaku

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English meaning

  • contraceptive noun A device, drug, or method used to prevent pregnancy.
  • pill noun A small solid tablet of medicine meant to be swallowed.

Senses

避妊薬 is used for these senses in English:

  • contraceptive A mechanism or means by which conception as a result of sexual intercourse can be prevented or made less likely.
  • pill (informal, uncountable, definite, i.e. used with "the") Contraceptive medication, usually in the form of a pill to be taken by a woman; an oral contraceptive pill.

contraceptive — full definition

  1. noun A device, drug, or method used to prevent pregnancy.
  2. adjective Designed to prevent pregnancy.

pill — full definition

  1. noun A small solid tablet of medicine meant to be swallowed.
  2. noun Short for "the pill" — an oral contraceptive.
  3. noun Informally, an annoying or unpleasant person.

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