錠剤

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 錠剤 is read じょうざい and means a tablet or pill formed into a solid shape.
• Basic usage: It describes models of tablets in a display and the process of packaging tablets in a factory.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A model
  • 錠剤の模型 is a display model of a tablet.
• Packaging process
  • 錠剤が包装される is the passive expression for tablets being packaged.