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What does 薬 (くすり, kusuri) mean?

薬 (くすり, kusuri) means medicine.

Quick facts
Readingくすり
Romajikusuri
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
くすり
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkusuri

medicine

GenkiGenki 9
  1. 1noun medicine; pharmaceuticals; (legal) drugs
  2. 2noun efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.)
  3. 3noun (pottery) glaze
  4. 4noun (illegal) drug; narcotic
  5. 5noun small bribe

Example sentences

  • This medicine is bitter.

  • Please take the medicine after eating.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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