くすり
Meanings
Noun
1. medicine; pharmaceuticals; (legal) drugs; pill; ointment; salve
2. efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.)
3. (pottery) glaze
4. (illegal) drug; narcotic
esp. クスリ
5. small bribe
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (29 in total)
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (esp. in piano-playing); fourth toe
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); pharmacist; druggist; chemist
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); pharmacist; druggist; chemist
to be beneficial (to); to do (a person) good
to apply medicine
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (esp. in piano-playing); fourth toe
medicine bottle; vial
to have medicine be effective
medicated bath; medicinal hot spring
traveling patent-medicine salesman; medicine peddler
charge for medicine
overprescription; overmedication; drug dependence
harmless but pointless; neither bad nor good
bitter medicine
to do drugs; to take (illicit) drugs
to work too well (of a punishment, reprimand, etc.); to be too much (for someone); to have a stronger effect than intended
a born fool is never cured; there is no cure for stupidity; (lit.) there is no medicine for fools
a born fool is never cured; there is no cure for stupidity; (lit.) there is no medicine for fools
drug history handbook; drug notebook; medical diary
drug history handbook; drug notebook; medical diary
there is a huge markup in medicines, making it a profitable field; medicines sell for ten times the cost of their ingredients
one man's meat is another man's poison; (lit.) one man's medicine is another man's poison
prevention is better than cure
what is bad for you might end up good; (lit.) poison changes into medicine
there's no medicine for stupidity
there's no medicine for stupidity
there's no medicine for stupidity
drinkers drink too much (and harm themselves in the process), nondrinkers drink too little (and miss out on the medicinal benefits of alcohol)
Examples (87 in total)
Did you buy the medicine?
Do you have some good medicine?
Sleep is the best medicine.