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    3. 甲の薬は乙の毒

    甲の薬は乙の毒

    甲こうの​薬くすりは​乙おつの​毒どく

    one man's meat is another man's poison

    NTExpressionsMedicine & HealthKanji Vocab35 strokes

    こうのくすりはおつのどく

    Expressions

    1.
    one man's meat is another man's poison, one man's medicine is another man's poison
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    甲
    きのえ…(6)
    armor・high (voice)・A grade・first class・former…(2)
    Kanji
    薬
    くすり…(2)
    medicine・chemical・enamel・gunpowder・benefit
    Kanji
    乙
    おと-・きのと…(2)
    the latter・duplicate・strange・witty・fishhook radical (no. 5)
    Kanji
    毒
    poison・virus・venom・germ・harm…(2)
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
    は
    ha
    Kana
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