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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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On readings
ヤク
Kun readings
くすり
Variant forms
藥Words with 薬
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —全身麻酔薬general anesthetic; general anaesthetic
- —先発医薬品original drug; originator drug
- —薬剤抵抗性drug resistance
- —総合感冒薬general-purpose cold medicine
- —薬物動態学pharmacokinetics
- —薬物依存症drug dependence; substance dependence
- —当帰芍薬散tōkishakuyakusan; traditional Chinese medicine prescribed for anemia and blood circulation disorders
- —麻薬取締官drug enforcement officer
- —山之内製薬Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical (now Astellas Pharma)
- —星薬科大学Hoshi University
- —麻薬取締局Drug Enforcement Administration (US); DEA
- —抗けいれん薬anticonvulsant
- —薬物不法所持drug possession
- —火薬陰謀事件Gunpowder Plot (of 1605)
- —抗てんかん薬anticonvulsant; antiepileptic agent
- —酒は百薬の長good wine makes good blood; sake is the best of all medicines
- —医療用医薬品ethical pharmaceuticals; prescription drugs
- —放射性指示薬radioactive indicator
- —麻薬性鎮痛薬narcotic analgesic
- —うっ血除去薬decongestant
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