Keyword
medicine
Info
FrequencyTop 600-700
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
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Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 8
Heisig1873
Old form
Readings
やく
(52%)
やっ
(1%)
Composed of
blades of grass
comfort
Mnemonic

Herbal medicine is often just a few blades of grass that gives people comfort when swallowed.

Used in vocabulary (478 in total)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
medicinal herb
gunpowder; powder
Examples (200 in total)
Do you have some good medicine?
Did this medication help you?
This medicine may aid his recovery.