“Medicine” in Japanese, Chinese and 18 more languages
In Japanese, “medicine” is 薬 (kusuri). In Chinese it is 药 (yào).
Japanese
薬
くすり · kusuri
この薬は風邪に効きます。
This medicine is for a cold.
Chinese (Simplified)
药
yào
这个药是治感冒的。
This medicine is for a cold.
Chinese counts it with the measure word 盒: 一盒药 means “one medicine”.
“Medicine” in 20 languages
The word and an example sentence in each language. The speaker buttons read them aloud with your browser’s voice.
| Language | Word | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 薬 くすり · kusuri | この薬は風邪に効きます。 |
| English | medicine /ˈmedɪsn/ | This medicine is for a cold. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 药 yào | 这个药是治感冒的。 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 藥 yào | 這個藥是治感冒的。 |
| Korean | 약 | 이 약은 감기약이에요. |
| Spanish | medicamento | Este medicamento es para el resfriado. |
| French | médicament | Ce médicament est contre le rhume. |
| German | Medikament | Dieses Medikament ist gegen Erkältung. |
| Italian | medicina | Questa medicina è per il raffreddore. |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | remédio | Este remédio é para resfriado. |
| Russian | лекарство | Это лекарство от простуды. |
| Arabic | دواء | هذا الدواء لنزلة البرد. |
| Hindi | दवा | यह दवा ज़ुकाम के लिए है। |
| Indonesian | obat | Obat ini untuk pilek. |
| Vietnamese | thuốc | Thuốc này để trị cảm lạnh. |
| Thai | ยา | ยานี้ใช้แก้หวัด |
| Turkish | ilaç | Bu ilaç soğuk algınlığı için. |
| Dutch | medicijn | Dit medicijn is tegen verkoudheid. |
| Swedish | medicin | Den här medicinen är mot förkylning. |
| Polish | lek | Ten lek jest na przeziębienie. |