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    3. 薬草

    薬草

    薬やく草そう

    medicinal herb

    KMT9News #25+1NounNature & EnvironmentMedicine & HealthKanji Vocab25 strokes

    やくそう

    Noun

    1.
    medicinal herb

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    この山やまには珍めずらしい薬やく草そうがたくさんある。

    There are many rare medicinal herbs on this mountain.

    KMT7Nature & EnvironmentMedicine & Health
    祖そ母ぼは昔むかしから薬やく草そうを使つかって病びょう気きを治なおしていた。

    My grandmother used to cure illnesses with medicinal herbs since long ago.

    KMT9Medicine & HealthFamily & RelationshipsHistory
    現げん代だい医い学がくにおいても、薬やく草そうから得えられる成せい分ぶんが新しん薬やく開かい発はつに貢こう献けんしている。

    Even in modern medicine, components derived from medicinal herbs contribute to new drug development.

    KMT9Medicine & HealthScience & Math
    彼かれは森もりに入はいり、薬やく草そうを求もとめて深ふかく分わけ入いった。

    He entered the forest, venturing deep in search of medicinal herbs.

    KMT9Nature & EnvironmentMedicine & Health
    伝でん統とう的てきな薬やく草そう療りょう法ほうは、地ち域いきによっては今 も生せい活かつに根ね付づいている。

    Traditional medicinal herb therapy is still rooted in daily life in some regions.

    KMT9Medicine & HealthCulture & TraditionsDaily Life

    Kanji that make up this word

    薬
    くすり…(2)
    medicine・chemical・enamel・gunpowder・benefit
    草
    くさ・くさ-・-ぐさ…(3)
    grass・weeds・herbs・pasture・write…(1)
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