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    3. 薬

    薬

    薬くすり

    medicine

    N5KMT4News #4+1CoreNounMedicine & HealthAmbiguous glossKanji Vocab16 strokes

    くすりクスリ

    Noun

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

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    薬くすりを飲のみました。

    I took medicine.

    KMT2Medicine & HealthDaily Life
    この薬くすりは食しょく後ごに飲のんでください。

    Please take this medicine after meals.

    KMT3Medicine & HealthDaily Life
    薬やっ局きょくで風かぜ邪ぐ薬すりを買かいました。

    I bought cold medicine at the pharmacy.

    KMT3Medicine & HealthDaily Life
    新あたらしい薬くすりの開かい発はつには長ながい年ねん月げつがかかります。

    The development of new medicines takes many years.

    KMT4Medicine & HealthScience & Math
    医い師しの指し示じなしに薬くすりの量りょうを増ふやしてはいけません。

    You must not increase the dosage of the medicine without a doctor's instruction.

    KMT5Medicine & HealthDaily Life

    Kanji that make up this word

    薬
    くすり…(2)
    medicine・chemical・enamel・gunpowder・benefit
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