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薬 (くすり) — medicine | JLPT N5 · Nihongo Circle

薬

くすり

N5

noun

Meanings

1medicine
2pharmaceuticals
3(legal) drugs
4efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.)
5(pottery) glaze
6(illegal) drug
7narcotic
8small bribe

Example sentence

食事の後で薬を飲んでください。

しょくじのあとでくすりをのんでください。

Please take the medicine after meals.

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Kanji in this word

薬Medicine, Chemical, Enamel16 strokes

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