Memory phrase for the Kanji: 薬


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Meaning medicine, drug

Pronunciation

YAKU
kusuri

Explanation

Top: plant , below: pleasure, joyful (white splashes in a tree )

Mnemonic


 
A plant we can enjoy is medicine.

Radicals

plant, grassShows two plants growing through the ground, simple variation of 艸.
whiteIn strong sunshine, you are blinded by the brightness. Such that: The rays of the sun make everything: white.
tree
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 Vocabulary

 薬  くすり  medicine
 薬品  やくひん  medicine(s), chemical(s)
 薬草  やくそう  medicinal plants, medicinal herb
 薬局  やっきょく  pharmacy, drugstore
 薬缶  やかん  kettle
 薬指  くすりゆび  ring finger
 農薬  のうやく  agricultural chemicals


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