Today’s #kanji is #薬, which is made of #くさかんむり（艹）and 楽. 楽 has a meaning of “comfort”, so 薬 is some plant material which makes you feel comfortable. Do you know what that is?
Meaning: medicine, a drug, a chemical
Reading: ヤク、くすり（ぐすり）
薬学（ヤクガク）: pharmacy; pharmacology; pharmaceutics.
薬草（ヤクソウ）: a medicinal herb
薬味（ヤクミ）: spice(s), condiment(s), a seasoning, a flavouring
火薬（カヤク）: gunpowder, explosives
生薬（ショウヤク）: a crude drug (of plant or animal origin); nature remedies; a galenical
投薬（トウヤク）: administration (of a medicine); medication; dosage
麻薬（マヤク）: a narcotic, a (narcotic) drug
薬（ヤク）: a (narcotic) drug
薬（くすり）: medicine, a drug, a chemical
飲（の）み薬（ぐすり）: an internal/oral medicine
塗（ぬ）り薬（ぐすり）: an ointment; an unguent
If you liked this article, please share it with your friends using the social media buttons below.
