Illustration: In a Japanese pediatric clinic, a nurse gently gives a child a measured dose of liquid medicine with a small oral syringe held at the inside of the cheek. The child sits upright on a parent's lap, making a brave but distinctly displeased face at the taste.

JLPT N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

投とう薬やく

touyaku

to administer medicine

Example sentences

  1. 医者いしゃは患者かんじゃに投薬とうやくした。

    The doctor administered medicine to the patient.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. トムは投薬とうやくの内容ないようを変かえてほしいと、主治医しゅじいに頼たのんだ。

    Tom asked his doctor to change his medication.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 最期さいごを迎むかえるに際さいしては、蘭学らんがくや科学かがくに熱中ねっちゅうし信仰しんこうしていたにもかかわらず、天命てんめいと知しるや、一切いっさいの医学的治療いがくてきちりょうや投薬とうやくを退しりぞけたという。

    When his end was approaching, in spite of his absorption and belief in Western studies and sciences, he realized it was fate and refused all the medical treatments and medications.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 投薬

  • 投throw; discardOnトウKunなげる
  • 薬medicine; chemicalOnヤクKunくすり

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