投与|とうよtouyo[1]atamadaka (head-high)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verb, medicineadministration (of medicine); giving medication
    その医者いしゃはどの薬くすりを投与とうよすべきかを決きめる前まえに慎重しんちょうに考かんがえる。↗
    The doctor thinks carefully before deciding what medicine to give.
Conjugation
Dictionary form投与する(とうよする)
Polite (masu)投与します(とうよします)
Negative (nai)投与しない(とうよしない)
polite (masen)投与しません(とうよしません)
classical zu / nu投与せず・投与せぬ(とうよせず・とうよせぬ)
Past (ta)投与した(とうよした)
polite (mashita)投与しました(とうよしました)
Past negative (nakatta)投与しなかった(とうよしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)投与しませんでした(とうよしませんでした)
Te form投与して(とうよして)
Potential投与できる(とうよできる)
Passive投与される(とうよされる)
Causative投与させる(とうよさせる)
Causative passive投与させられる(とうよさせられる)
Conditional (ba)投与すれば(とうよすれば)
tara投与したら(とうよしたら)
Volitional投与しよう(とうよしよう)
polite (mashou)投与しましょう(とうよしましょう)
Imperative投与しろ(とうよしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym投薬とうやくNeutralRefers to prescribing and administering medication, focused on drug treatment itself, as in 「投薬治療」; 「投与」 can also be used for things other than drugs.
  • Synonym与薬WrittenNursing term for giving medication to a patient, found mainly in nursing records; 「投与」 is the general medical term, used by doctors and nurses alike.

Use 「投与」 for giving a patient medication, as in 「抗生物質を投与する」. Use 「投薬」 for prescribing and administering drugs, and 「与薬」 for medication given in nursing care.

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Japanese definitions
  1. あるものを投なげるように与あたえること。
  2. 医療いりょうにおいて患者かんじゃに薬くすりを与あたえること。
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