noun

  1. medicine, pharmaceuticals, (legal) drugs, pill, ointment, salve.
  2. efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.).
  3. (pottery) glaze.
  4. (illegal) drug, narcotic. Esp. クスリ.
  5. small bribe.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
くすり
 
 
 
クスリ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

medicine, chemical, enamel
くすり ヤク み (3rd, N3)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
music, comfort, ease
たの.しい ラク ガク (2nd, N4)
white
しろ ハク しら- (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ こおり (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)