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
5. small bribe
Pitch accent
すり
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Used in vocabulary (25 in total)
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (in piano-playing); fourth toe
medicine bottle; vial
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); pharmacist; druggist; chemist
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (in piano-playing); fourth toe
to be beneficial (to); to do (a person) good
to apply medicine
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); pharmacist; druggist; chemist
medicated bath; medicinal hot spring
charge for medicine
overprescription; overmedication; drug dependence
harmless but pointless; neither bad nor good
bitter medicine
to do drugs; to take (illicit) drugs
effectiveness of a drug; efficacy of a drug
a born fool is never cured; (lit.) there is no medicine for fools
a born fool is never cured; (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; (lit.) medicine ten times
one man's meat is another man's poison; (lit.) one man's medicine is another man's poison
prevention is better than cure
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 (89 in total)
Did you buy the medicine?
Do you have some good medicine?
Sleep is the best medicine.