クリームkuriimu

JLPT N3approx.Common
Definitions
  1. nouncream
    彼女かのじょはデザート用ようにクリームを泡立あわだてた。↗
    She beat the cream for dessert.
  2. nounice cream
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related軟膏なんこうNeutralRefers to a medicinal ointment applied to the skin, as in 「軟膏を塗る」; unlike 「クリーム」, it never means dairy or skincare cream.
  • Related軟膏剤なんこうざいWrittenA written, medical term for ointment as a pharmaceutical dosage form; more technical than 「軟膏」.

Use 「クリーム」 for dairy or skincare cream; for a medicinal ointment say 「軟膏」. 「軟膏剤」 is a technical written term for the ointment dosage form.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 乳製品にゅうせいひんの一種いっしゅ。
  2. フォームなどの液体えきたいと固体こたいの中間ちゅうかんにある粘ねばっこい状態じょうたいをした物質ぶっしつの総称そうしょう。
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