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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
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くすり
Variant forms
藥Words with 薬
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —酸塩基指示薬acid-base indicator
- —ギリシア火薬Greek fire
- —抗ウイルス薬antiviral drug
- —一般用医薬品non-prescription drug; over-the-counter drug
- —火薬類取締法Explosives Control Act
- —薬物代謝酵素drug-metabolizing enzyme
- —ハイリスク薬high-risk medication; HRM
- —良薬口に苦しthe most helpful advice may be difficult to listen to; good medicine tastes bitter
- —処方箋医薬品prescription drug; prescription medication
- —麻薬カルテルdrug cartel
- —肥満症治療薬weight loss drug; weight loss medicine; anti-obesity medication
- —第２類医薬品class 2 drug (over-the-counter medicine that has a medium risk of side effects or drug interactions); category 2 medicine; schedule II pharmaceutical
- —医薬工業協会Ethical Manufacturers' Association
- —岐阜薬科大学Gifu Pharmaceutical University
- —京都薬科大学Kyoto Pharmaceutical University
- —共立薬科大学Kyoritsu College of Pharmacy
- —国際薬学連合Federation Internationale Pharmaceutique; International Pharmaceutical Federation
- —国際薬理学会International Congress of Pharmacology
- —昭和薬科大学Showa Pharmaceutical University
- —食品医薬品局Food and Drug Administration (US); FDA
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