medicine

(flowertop) + (enjoy)
★★★★☆
16 strokes

Onyomi

YAKU

Mnemonic

The YAK was enjoying her medicine made from flowers. Actually she had wandered into a field of opium and was just high as hell.

Kunyomi

くすり ( を飲む ) medicine. 薬を飲む refers both to taking legal medcine and drugs.
★★★★★

Jukugo

薬局(やっきょく)

pharmacy ★★☆☆☆
(medicine) + (department) = 薬局 (pharmacy)

pharmacy (BOOBOO: 薬局 sells perscription drugs. . .the regular kind of Wallgreen's -ass drug store is 薬屋 (くすりや))

睡眠薬(すいみんやく)

sleeping pill ★☆☆☆☆
(sleep ) + (medicine) = 睡眠薬 (sleeping pill)

毒薬(どくやく) する

poison ☆☆☆☆☆
(poison/ addict) + (medicine) = 毒薬 (poison)

regular ,intentional poison- as opposed to toxic pollutants or drugs.

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
medicine FLOWER
enjoy NO FLOWER

Opium medicine is made from FLOWERS.

If you're enjoying life, you don't need medical flowers, so NO FLOWER.