くすり

See also: くずり

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of くすり – see the following entry.

【薬】3

[noun] A substance with mystical properties, especially one that has an effect on the body, health, or lifespan.

[noun] A chemical, generally toxic and used for its effect on living organisms, such as insecticide or herbicide.

[noun] A substance that has a beneficial effect in improving or maintaining one's health.

[noun] (figurative) Something that has a beneficial effect in correcting one's mistakes.

[noun] Short for 釉薬 (uwagusuri): A glaze or enamel applied to ceramics.

[noun] Gunpowder (from the “mystical substance” sense, and the second character in the word 火薬 (kayaku, “gunpowder”)).

[noun] (figurative) A small bribe.

(This term, くすり, 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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