薬

Meanings

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

Part of speech: noun

Kanji

• 薬

  Meanings

  medicine, chemical, enamel, gunpowder

  On reading

  ヤク

  Kun reading

  くすり

  Strokes

  16

Example sentences

• この薬を飲めば、あなたは頭痛が治るでしょう。

  The medicine will cure your headache.

  Tatoeba #219263 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• この薬はごきぶりを退治するのに効果的だ。

  This poison is very effective in getting rid of roaches.

  Tatoeba #219297 · CC BY 2.0 FR