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薬 - Japanese Dictionary | immit
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薬
くすり
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Also written
クスリ
kana
very common
名詞 / noun
1
medicine, drug, medication
食後にこの薬を飲んでください。
Please take this medicine after meals.
傷口に薬を塗って包帯を巻いた。
I put medicine on the wound and wrapped it in a bandage.
医者に出してもらった薬がよく効いた。
The medicine the doctor prescribed worked well.
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医薬品
薬品
薬剤
antonym
毒
2
chemical, chemical agent, pesticide, glaze
害虫を防ぐために畑に薬をまいた。
I sprayed chemicals on the field to keep pests away.
素焼きの器に薬をかけてもう一度焼く。
You apply glaze to the bisque-fired vessel and fire it again.
台所の隅にゴキブリ退治の薬を置いた。
I put cockroach poison in the corner of the kitchen.
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薬品
薬剤
3
good lesson, something beneficial
今回の失敗は彼にとっていい薬になっただろう。
This failure was probably a good lesson for him.
若いうちの苦労は薬だと祖父はよく言っていた。
My grandfather often said that hardship in youth is good for you.
少し厳しく叱られたのが薬になったようだ。
Being scolded a little harshly seems to have done him good.
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教訓
戒め
薬
やく
Also written
ヤク
kana
名詞 / noun
1
[slang; usually written ヤク] drugs, dope, narcotics
あの男は薬の売人だという噂だ。
Rumor has it that man is a dope dealer.
彼は薬が切れて手が震えていた。
His hands were shaking because the drugs had worn off.
薬に手を出して人生を台無しにした。
He got into drugs and ruined his life.
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麻薬
薬物
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