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 medicine or drug, a pharmaceutical [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 (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.)