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薬 kanji
medicine, chemical, enamel, gunpowder, benefit
- JLPT level
- N3 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N5 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 16
- School grade
- Grade 3 (elementary school)
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ヤク
Kun readings
くすり
Variant forms
藥Words with 薬
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —中絶薬abortion pill; abortion-inducing drug
- —薬袋紙yakutaishi; type of washi wrapping paper used for wrapping medicines
- —堕胎薬abortifacient; abortive drug
- —薬局生pharmacist; chemist
- —整腸薬medicine for intestinal disorders
- —利胆薬cholagogue
- —粘漿薬demulcent; mucilage
- —止瀉薬antidiarrheal; antidiarrhoeal
- —一薬草shinleaf (Pyrola japonica)
- —弾薬筒cartridge (for a firearm)
- —薬さじdispensing spoon; laboratory spatula
- —救急薬first-aid medicine
- —選択薬drug of choice; selective drug
- —先発薬original drug; originator drug
- —後発薬generic drug
- —売薬店drugstore
- —売薬商druggist; chemist
- —頭痛薬headache medicine; headache pill
- —注射薬injectable drug; injectable medicine; injection
- —止痒薬antipruritic agent; antipruritic drug
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