くすり

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See also: くずり

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of くすり – see the following entry.
【薬】3
a substance with mystical properties, especially one that has an effect on the body, health, or lifespan
a medicine or drug, a pharmaceutical
a chemical, generally toxic and used for its effect on living organisms, such as insecticide or herbicide
a substance that has a beneficial effect in improving or maintaining one's health
(figurative) something that has a beneficial effect in correcting one's mistakes
Short for 釉薬 (uwagusuri): a glaze or enamel applied to ceramics
gunpowder (from the “mystical substance” sense, and the second character in the word 火薬 (kayaku, “gunpowder”))
(figurative) a small bribe
(This term, くすり (kusuri), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as くすり, see Category:Japanese kanji read as くすり.)
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