苦い薬
Meanings
Expression
Noun
1. bitter medicine
Kanji used
Composed of
苦い
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; displeased; unpleasant; bitter (e.g. experience); painful; distressing; hard; trying
I-adjective
薬
medicine; pharmaceuticals; (legal) drugs; pill; ointment; salve; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic; …
Noun
Examples3
せき
I had a bad cough, so I took the bitter medicine.
必ずしも
Bitter medicine will not necessarily do you good.
彼女
She bribed her child to take the bitter medicine.