JLPT N1 · Noun

麻酔 (masui)

麻酔 (ますい, masui) is a Japanese noun meaning “anaesthesia; anesthesia”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ますい
Romaji: masui
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

anaesthesia; anesthesia · noun

Example sentences

けが人は麻酔から覚めた後痛みで泣きわめいた。

The injured person wailed with pain after recovering from the anaesthesia.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 麻酔

麻

hemp, flax, numbマ・マア・あさ · 11 strokes

酔

drunk, feel sick, poisonedスイ・よ.う・よ.い · 11 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 麻酔.

麻あさcannabis (Cannabis sativa)麻痺まひparalysis酔うようto get drunk酔っ払いよっぱらいdrunk person

Source: JMdict entry 1603940 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.