薬(くすり)

くすり
noun
medicine, drug
1. medicine, medication
A substance used to treat illness or maintain health.
薬(くすり)を飲(の)んでください。
Please take your medicine.
薬局(やっきょく)で薬(くすり)を買(か)いました。
I bought medicine at the pharmacy.
この薬(くすり)は一日(いちにち)三回(さんかい)飲(の)んでください。
Please take this medicine three times a day.
薬(くすり)を飲(の)んだら、少(すこ)し楽(らく)になりました。
After taking the medicine, I felt a little better.
薬(くすり)は食後(しょくご)に飲(の)んでください。
Please take the medicine after meals.

薬(くすり) refers to medicine or medication used to treat illness. In Japanese, you 'drink' medicine (薬(くすり)を飲(の)む) even for pills.

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

TYPES OF MEDICINE:

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NOTE:
薬(くすり) can also mean 'drug' in illegal contexts, but 麻薬(まやく) is the more specific term for narcotics.

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Added 2026.1.7 21:08 · Revised 2026.5.13 5:13
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