薬

Meaning

Medicine · medicina

Readings

• On (音読み): ヤク
• Kun (訓読み): くすり

Example words

• 薬（くすり）— medicine
• 薬を飲む（くすりをのむ）— take medicine
• 薬局（やっきょく）— pharmacy

Structure

Radical 艸 written as 艹 here (くさかんむり · Grass, plant) · 16 strokes · school grade 3

Watch out

Plants (艹) that bring comfort (楽). Medicine is drunk (飲む) in Japanese.