くすり

See also: くずり

Japanese edit

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 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, 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.)