医者はこの病気に効く薬を探している。

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医者はこの病気に効く薬を探している。

English Translation

The doctor is looking for medicine that is effective for this illness.

Furigana

医者(いしゃ)はこの病気(びょうき)に効(き)く薬(くすり)を探(さが)している。

Romanji

Isha wa kono byōki ni kiku kusuri o sagashiteiru.

Words

医者 (いしゃ)

(medical) doctor; physician

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

此の (この)

this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)

病気 (びょうき)

illness; disease; sickness

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

効く (きく)

to be effective; to show effect; to do its work; to carry out its function well; to be possible to use

薬 (くすり)

medicine; pharmaceuticals; (legal) drugs; efficacious chemical (i.e. gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; small bribe

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

探す (さがす)

to search (for something desired, needed); to look for; to search (for something lost); to seek (a suspect in a crime)