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チンキ Japanese meaning | Kotomora

チンキ

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Meanings

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noun

tincture

usually written using kana alone

A medicinal solution, typically an alcohol-based extract of a drug. Originates from the Dutch 'tinctuur'.

このチンキは切きり傷きずの消しょう毒どくに使つかいます。
This tincture is used to disinfect cuts.

Kanji

丁street, ward, town
幾how many, how much, how far

Written forms

チンキUsage100%
Standard katakana spelling for this loanword; usually written in kana.
丁ちん幾き
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)

rarely-used kanji form

Ateji (phonetic) kanji form; rarely used.

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch 'tinctuur', meaning tincture.