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    3. 特効薬

    特効薬

    特とっ効こう薬やく

    specific medicine

    KMT8News #20+1NounMedicine & HealthKanji Vocab34 strokes

    とっこうやく

    Noun

    1.
    specific medicine, wonder drug, silver bullet

    Stroke 0 / 34

    Speed1.0x

    この病びょう気きの特とっ効こう薬やくはまだ見みつかっていない。

    A specific medicine for this disease has not yet been found.

    KMT6Medicine & Health
    彼かれはその問もん題だいに対たいする特とっ効こう薬やくを見みつけようと努ど力りょくした。

    He tried to find a silver bullet for that problem.

    KMT8Daily LifeWork & Career
    新あたらしい特とっ効こう薬やくの開かい発はつは、多おおくの患かん者じゃに希き望ぼうを与あたえている。

    The development of new wonder drugs is giving hope to many patients.

    KMT8Medicine & HealthScience & Math
    経けい済ざい危き機きに対たいする特とっ効こう薬やくは存そん在ざいせず、複ふく合ごう的てきな対たい策さくが必ひつ要ようだ。

    There is no silver bullet for the economic crisis; comprehensive measures are needed.

    KMT9Business & FinancePolitics & Law
    複ふく雑ざつなプロジェクトの遅ち延えんには、特とっ効こう薬やくのような簡かん単たんな解かい決けつ策さくはない。

    There is no simple solution, like a silver bullet, for delays in complex projects.

    KMT9Work & CareerBusiness & Finance

    Kanji that make up this word

    特
    special
    効
    き.く・ききめ・なら.う…(1)
    merit・efficacy・efficiency・benefit
    薬
    くすり…(2)
    medicine・chemical・enamel・gunpowder・benefit
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