薬【くすり】
Frequency rank: 1,544. – 1,546.
- medicine; pharmaceuticals; (legal) drugs; pill; ointment; salve
- efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.)
- (pottery) glaze
- (illegal) drug; narcoticesp. クスリsee also 薬【やく】
- small bribesee also 鼻薬
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Forms
- 薬【くすり】【クスリ】Frequency rank: 1,544. – 1,546.
- くすりFrequency rank: 52,627. – 54,043.
- クスリFrequency rank: 11,165. – 11,191.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- medicine; pharmaceuticals; (legal) drugs; pill; ointment; salve
- efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.)
- (pottery) glaze
- (illegal) drug; narcotic
- small bribe
This meaning refers to substances that are used to treat or prevent diseases. It includes various forms such as tablets, liquids, and creams.
Here, the term refers to specific chemicals that have a practical effect, such as in industrial or agricultural contexts.
This use pertains to ceramics, where a glaze is a glass-like coating applied to pottery for aesthetics or durability.
In this context, the term signifies substances that are illegal and typically used for recreational purposes, often with addictive properties.
This meaning refers to a small payment made to influence someone's actions or decisions, often in a corrupt manner.
Generated collocations (experimental)
くすり薬をのむ飲むto take medicineしょほうやく処方薬prescription medicineやっきょく薬局pharmacyしはんやく市販薬over-the-counter medicineかんぽうやく漢方薬traditional Chinese medicineくすり薬のこうか効果effect of the medicineいたみどめ痛み止めのくすり薬painkillerふくさよう副作用side effectsくすり薬をちょうごう調合するto compound medicineいほうやくぶつ違法薬物illegal drugsくすり薬のかんり管理drug managementくすり薬をしょほう処方するto prescribe medicine
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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When you start taking medicine it begins working on symptoms, like pain, right away, but that doesn't mean that the ulcer heals right away.
If I'm lucky enough for the medicine to work I can get to sleep after 1am but if I don't take it then I can't sleep until about 4am.
Love is a sickness full of woes, All remedies refusing.
When taking drugs, follow the directions on the bottle carefully.
Put the medicine where children can't get at it.