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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
- —薬科pharmacy (subject)
- —奇薬wonder drug; miracle cure; elixir
- —草薬herbal medicine
- —薬筒(chlorine) feeder tube; (ammunition) cartridge
- —薬材medicinal ingredient; ingredients for medicine
- —中薬traditional Chinese medicine
- —十薬chameleon plant (Houttuynia cordata)
- —採薬gathering medicinal herbs
- —薬嚢medicine bag; cartridge bag (for holding an artillery charge); powder bag
- —薬量dosage
- —苦薬bitter medicine
- —薬歴medication history
- —断薬ceasing medication (esp. of antipsychotic drugs); discontinuation of medication; withdrawal
- —減薬dose reduction (esp. of antipsychotic drugs); tapering off medication
- —洗薬wash; lotion
- —解毒薬antidote
- —解熱薬antipyretic; antifebrile
- —外用薬medicine for external use; external medicine
- —緩下薬laxative
- —含嗽薬gargle medicine; mouthwash
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