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薬
くすり
noun
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Meanings
1
medicine, pharmaceuticals, (legal) drugs, pill, ointment, salve; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.)
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Kanji in this word
薬
Medicine, Chemical, Enamel
16 strokes
More words with
薬
～薬
～やく ·
medicine
N1
薬
くすり ·
medicine
N5
麻薬
まやく ·
narcotic
医薬品
いやくひん ·
medical and pharmaceutical products
農薬
のうやく ·
agricultural chemicals
N2
Full entry on Jisho
薬品
やくひん ·
medicine(s)
N2
製薬
せいやく ·
medicine manufacture
薬局
やっきょく ·
pharmacy
N2