薬 ( = kusuri) Medicine (Mini Lesson )

「食べ過ぎちゃった…」

=Tabesugichatta…

=I ate too much…

Yep! I ate too much last night, and I have a stomachache today.

So today’s word is 薬 = kusuri = medicine

薬 =くすり/やく =  kusuri/yaku

* 薬を飲む

= kusuri wo nomu

= to take medicine

（The verb　飲む（ = nomu)  means “to drink” but we also use it to take medicine. 

(Note! You cannot literally say “take” medicine (薬を取る ( = kusuri wo toru) in Japanese.  It sounds strange.)

In Japan, we can buy over-the-counter medicine like pain killers, and cold medicine at a 薬局 ( = yakkyoku) , pharmacy.

For the more seriously sick, we go to the doctor or hospital and either get medicine there directly or get a 処方箋  ( = shohousen) =prescription and go to 処方箋薬局  ( = yakkyoku) pharmacy where they deal with prescription medicine.

Basically there are two kinds of medicines.

•外用薬  ( = gaiyouyaku)  external medicine

🔸 Basic medicines

•塗り薬 = nuri gusuri = topical cream

•湿布薬 = shippuyaku =  compress, pack, anti-inflammatory analgesic plaster

•消毒薬 = shoudokuyaku = antiseptic substance

•目薬 = megusuri = eye-drop

•内服薬 = naifukuyaku = medicine for internal use

We also call it as

•のみぐすり = 飲み薬 = nomigusuri = oral medicine

• 粉薬 = こな薬 = powder medicine

How to count: 包 = hou, pou

•カプセル = kapuseru = capsule

How to count: 個 = ko

•錠剤 = jouzai = pills

How to count: 錠 = jou

🔸 Basic medicines

•風邪薬 = kazegusuri = cold medicine

•胃腸薬 = ichouyaku = digestive medicine

•頭痛薬 = zutsuuyaku  = headache medication

•痛み止め = itamidome = pain killer

•下痢止め薬 = geridomeyaku = anti-diarrhea medication

•便秘薬 = benpiyaku = laxative product

•ビタミン剤 = bitaminzai = vitamins

•とんぷく薬 = 頓服薬 = tonpukuyaku

= medicines for internal use which you take when it is necessary like painkillers.

Besides とんぷく薬  ( = tonpukuyaku) , we are supposed to take medicine regularly.

Almost all the medicine has these notes outside of the box or envelope.

Ex.１日３回 = ichinichi sankai = three times a day

Ex.１日２回 = ichinichi nikai = twice a day

Ex. 毎食後 = maishokugo = after each meal

Ex. 朝•昼•ねる前•（　　　　）時間毎に

=asa/hiru/nerrumae/ (     ) jikan goto ni

=in the morning/at noon/before going to bed/ every (     ) hours

Ex. 食後•食前•食間 = shokugo/shokuzen/shokkan = after meal/before meal/during the meal

Ex. 各２個(２種）おのみ下さい。= Kaku niko (nishu) onomi kudasai = Please take two for each medicine. (two kinds (of medicines)

 

From Maggie Sensei

みなさんも食べ過ぎには気をつけて下さいね。

=Minasan mo tabesugi niwa kiwotukete kudasaine.

=You should be careful not to eat too much either!

 

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