Memory phrase for the character: 薬

薬

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Meaning

medicine, drug

Pronunciation

YAKU
kusuri

Explanation

 Top: plant 艹, below: pleasure, joyful 楽 (white 白 splashes in a tree 木)

Mnemonic
 
A plant we can enjoy is medicine.

Radicals

艹 plant, grassShows two plants growing through the ground, and is a simple variation of 艸.
白 whiteIn strong sunshine, you are blinded by the brightness. Such that: The ray 丶 of the sun 日 makes it: white.
木 tree




 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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