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    3. 薬食同源

    薬食同源

    薬やく食しょく同どう源げん

    proper diet and Chinese herbal medicine share the same principles

    NTNounFood & DiningCulture & TraditionsMedicine & HealthKanji Vocab44 strokes

    やくしょくどうげん

    Noun

    1.
    proper diet and Chinese herbal medicine share the same principles

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    Kanji that make up this word

    薬
    くすり…(2)
    medicine・chemical・enamel・gunpowder・benefit
    食
    く.う・く.らう・た.べる・は.む…(3)
    eat・food
    同
    おな.じ…(1)
    same・agree・equal
    源
    みなもと…(4)
    source・origin
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