薬

くすり · kusuri · JLPT N5 · noun

medicine

💊🌿 薬 = grass 艹 + 楽 ease: herbs that bring ease

The top 艹 is the grass/plant radical; below it sits 楽 (comfort, ease). Medicine was originally herbs that make you feel at ease. Sound hook: kusuri is close to kusa (草, grass) — the cure comes from the kusa.

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