薬

• 読み: くすり
• ローマ字: kusuri
• 漢字の分解: 薬 (yaku/kusuri) — medicine, drug
• 発音: /kɯ.sɯ.ɾi/

意味

Medicine; drug; pharmaceutical. Substances used to treat or prevent illness.

Covers all forms of medication — pills, liquid medicine, ointments, and eye drops. Common expressions include 薬を飲む (to take medicine — note: 飲む 'drink' is used even for pills), 薬局 (pharmacy), and 薬が効く (the medicine works/takes effect). Can also mean agricultural chemicals or beneficial substances in a broader sense.

例文

1. 食後にこの薬を飲んでください。
2. 頭が痛いので薬を買いに行った。
3. 薬のおかげで熱が下がりました。

使い方ガイド

場面: health, pharmacy, daily life

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Old Japanese. The kanji 薬 combines 艹 (grass/plant radical) and 楽 (comfort/ease), reflecting that medicines were originally derived from plants to bring comfort.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal