Kanji

薬

medicine, chemical, enamel, gunpowder, benefit

Kanji

Grade

Grade 3

Strokes

16 strokes

Radical

艸部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ヤク

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

くすり

Nanori (Name Reading)

くす, くすし, くすり

Common Readings

ヤク, くすり

Example sentences

くすり
風邪 引いた ので 食後 飲んだ

I caught a cold, so I took medicine after the meal.

その 苦い

That medicine is bitter, you know!

薬草 やくそう
祖母 育てた 薬草 使って お茶 淹れて くれた

My grandmother brewed some tea using medicinal herbs she grew in the garden.

調合 ちょうごう
薬草 調合 して 特別 作った

He mixed herbs and made a special medicine.

火薬 かやく
火薬 扱い 十分 注意 必要

Great care is needed when handling gunpowder.

薬品 やくひん
実験室 多く 薬品 保管されている

Many chemicals are stored in the laboratory.

毒性 どくせい
この 薬品 毒性 強い ので 取り扱い 注意 して ください

This medicine is highly toxic, so please be careful when handling it.

麻薬 まやく
警察 麻薬 密輸 厳しく 取り締まっている

The police are strictly cracking down on drug smuggling.

巣窟 そうくつ
ここ 麻薬 密売 巣窟

This is a den of drug dealers.

薬指 くすりゆび
結婚指輪 薬指 はめる 一般的

It is common to wear a wedding ring on the ring finger.

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