良薬 | Japanese meaning

良薬【りょうやく】

Frequency rank: 47,038. – 47,982.

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

good medicine

Forms

良薬【りょうやく】Frequency rank: 47,038. – 47,982.
りょうやく

Generated definitions (experimental)

good medicine

This refers to a remedy or treatment that effectively addresses a health issue. It can also imply that something may be unpleasant yet beneficial, as in the expression “a bitter pill to swallow.”

、。

This medicine is good, so even though it's a bit bitter, I have to take it.

、。

They say good medicine is bitter, but sometimes harsh opinions are necessary.

Generated collocations (experimental)

good medicine is often bitter (referring to the truth)to take good medicineto give good medicineto obtain good medicinethe efficacy of good medicineteachings that act as good medicinemedicine for the mind (or emotional healing)ようadvice like good medicinebitter medicine (metaphorically implying the harsh truth)

Wiktionary definitions (experimental)

ききめ効き目のいいやくざい薬剤．.りょうざい良剤．.

Wiktionary

Example sentences

4 results

1. 。

A good medicine tastes bitter.

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2. 。

Good medicine is bitter.

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3. 、。

Good medicine tastes bitter, good advice is hard to listen to.

Tatoeba

Good medicine is bitter to the mouth.

Tatoeba

良薬【りょうやく】

Frequency rank: 47,038. – 47,982.

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

good medicine

Forms

良薬【りょうやく】Frequency rank: 47,038. – 47,982.
りょうやく

Generated definitions (experimental)

good medicine

This refers to a remedy or treatment that effectively addresses a health issue. It can also imply that something may be unpleasant yet beneficial, as in the expression “a bitter pill to swallow.”