Meaning

Primary

Intravenous Drip

Alternative

IV Drip

Word Type

noun, verbal noun

Explanation

Point drips are drips coming down little by little. These are the drips of an intravenous drip.

Back in the day this was a way of talking about raindrops, or really any falling drops of water. But nowadays we only use it for IV drips.

Reading

てんてき
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

Context

Context Sentences

点滴を受けた後、彼は綿密な診察を受けました。

After getting an IV drip, he was thoroughly examined.

Kanji Composition