How to say medicine in Japanese

薬^★【くすりkusuri】: noun:
medicine; pharmaceuticals; (legal) drugs; pill; ointment; salve
efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.)
(pottery) glaze
small bribe ➜ 鼻薬

Example Sentences

薬kusuri をwo 飲まnoma なけれnakere ばba なりnari ませmase んn。: I have to take medicine.
飼鳥kaidori のno 医学igaku―病気byouki のno 診断shindan とto そのsono 治療chiryou。: Avian medicine - diagnosis and treatment of illnesses.
薬kusuri をwo 飲みnomi 始めるhajimeru とto、すぐにsuguni 痛みitami などnado のno 症状shoujou はha とれてtorete きますkimasu がga、すぐにsuguni 潰瘍kaiyou がga なおるnaoru わけではありませんwakedehaarimasen。: When you start taking medicine it begins working on symptoms, like pain, right away, but that doesn't mean that the ulcer heals right away.
私watashi、粉薬kogusuri ってtte 苦手nigate なna のno よyo ねne。: I have trouble taking powdered medicine.
運よくun'yoku 薬が効くkusurigakiku ときtoki１時ji 過ぎsugi にni 寝れるnereru けどkedo、薬kusuri をwo 飲まないnomanai とto４時ji ぐらいgurai までmade 眠れないnemurenai。: If I'm lucky enough for the medicine to work I can get to sleep after 1am but if I don't take it then I can't sleep until about 4am.

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