How to say "Medicine" in Japanese?

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 Audio Notes

Pronunciation in Japanese

くすり(薬/kusuri ) Medicine

やく(薬/yaku) Drugs

Meaning

Medicine

Drugs

Example

おなかのくすりもってる？

(お腹の薬持ってる/onakano kusuri mott teru)

Do you have the stomach medicine ?

せいろがん（正露丸/seirogan)

(It’s sold on Amazon.com. Do a search in case you want to find out what it is)

あいつあたまどうかしてるよ。やくやってんじゃない（あいつ頭どうかしてるよ。薬やってんじゃない？/aitsu atama douka shiteruyo yaku yatt tenjanai)

That guy is weird, he is probably doing drugs

もつ/motsu（thing)

もつもってる（are you carrying the thing?)

はっぱ/hatt pa(leaf)

しゃぶ/shabu(cocaine / meth)

Note: しゃぶしゃぶ/shabushabu is something else

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