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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)
On readings
ヤク
Kun readings
くすり
Variant forms
藥Words with 薬
LevelWord & meaningActions
- N2農薬Popularagricultural chemical; agrochemical; agrichemical
- N2薬局Popularpharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); hospital pharmacy; dispensary
- N2薬品Popularmedicine; drug; chemical (agent); chemicals
- —医薬Popularmedicine; (pharmaceutical) drug; medical treatment; medical practice and dispensing of drugs
- —火薬Populargunpowder; powder
- —劇薬Popularpowerful medicine; strong poison
- —試薬Popularreagent
- —製薬Popularmedicine manufacture; drug manufacture
- —弾薬Popularammunition; ammo
- —投薬Popularadministration; medication; dosage
- —毒薬Popularpoison
- —爆薬Popularexplosive; blasting powder
- —麻薬Popularnarcotic; drug; dope
- —薬価Populardrug price; cost of medicine
- —薬学Popular(study of) pharmacy; pharmaceutics
- —薬剤Popularmedicine; drug; chemical agent (e.g. pesticide, bleach, lubricant); chemical
- —薬物Populardrug; medicine
- —薬味Popularcondiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice
- —新薬Popularnew medicine; new drug
- —薬害Popularharmful side effects of a medicine or drug