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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
- —薬物四法the four drug-control laws of Japan
- —抗真菌薬antifungal drug; antifungal medication; antifungal agent
- —医薬の神god of medicine
- —薬物去勢chemical castration
- —抗炎症薬anti-inflammatory drug; anti-inflammatory agent
- —耐薬品性chemical resistance; resistant to chemicals; chemical proof
- —薬理活性pharmacological activity
- —合成麻薬synthetic drug; synthetic narcotic; designer drug
- —調剤薬局dispensary; dispensing pharmacy; pharmacist's office
- —殺精子薬spermicide; spermatocide
- —残留農薬pesticide residue; agrochemical residues
- —規制薬物controlled substance
- —薬師三尊Bhaishajyaguru triad; image of Bhaishajyaguru Buddha flanked by the Bodhisattvas Suryaprabha and Candraprabha
- —薬食同源proper diet and Chinese herbal medicine share the same principles
- —抗結核薬antituberculous drug; antitubercular agent
- —偽薬効果placebo effect
- —門前薬局pharmacy right outside a doctor's office or hospital
- —地域薬局community pharmacy
- —梱包爆薬satchel charge
- —薬剤耐性drug resistance
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