Word Meaning 薬食い

くすりぐい kusurigui

薬食い is read as くすりぐい (kusurigui) and means winter-time practice of eating meat of animals such as boar and deer to ward off cold.

Meaning

English

winter-time practice of eating meat of animals such as boar and deer to ward off cold

Reading

Kana

くすりぐい

Romaji

kusurigui

Writing Variants

薬喰い くすりぐい kusurigui

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 110503 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

薬食同源

やくしょくどうげん

proper diet and Chinese herbal medicine share the same principles

食品医薬品局

しょくひんいやくひんきょく

Food and Drug Administration (US)

国立医薬品食品衛生研究所

こくりついやくひんしょくひんえいせいけんきゅうじょ

National Institute of Health Sciences

薬品

やくひん

medicine

薬

くすり

(pottery) glaze

薬局

やっきょく

hospital pharmacy

薬指

くすりゆび

fourth toe

薬代

くすりだい

charge for medicine

薬味

やくみ

condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper)

薬物

やくぶつ

medicines

薬学

やくがく

(study of) pharmacy

薬害

やくがい

harmful side effects of a medicine or drug