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Dictionary: “薬”

薬

くすり

medicine; pharmaceuticals; (legal) drugs; pill; ointment; salve

Example sentence

The medicine will cure your headache.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

薬
On
やく
Kun
くすり
Stroke count
16

・medicine

・chemical

・enamel

・gunpowder

・benefit

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Related words to 薬

49 related words

薬剤師

やくざいし

→

pharmacist;chemist

薬味

やくみ

→

condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper);spice

薬害

やくがい

→

harmful side effects of a medicine or drug

薬品

やくひん

→

medicine;chemicals

薬価

やっか

→

drug price;cost of medicine

薬剤

やくざい

→

medicine;drug;chemical

薬局

やっきょく

→

pharmacy;drugstore;chemist's (shop)

薬学

やくがく

→

(study of) pharmacy;pharmaceutics

薬指

くすりゆび

→

ring finger;third finger;fourth finger (in piano-playing)

薬物

やくぶつ

→

medicines;drugs

薬

くすり

→

efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.)

薬指

くすりゆび

→

fourth toe

薬局

やっきょく

→

hospital pharmacy;dispensary

薬

くすり

→

(pottery) glaze

薬

くすり

→

(illegal) drug;narcotic

薬

くすり

→

small bribe

薬効

やっこう

→

medical efficacy;effect of a medicine

薬理

やくり

→

effect of a drug

薬代

くすりだい

→

charge for medicine

薬理学

やくりがく

→

pharmacology

薬草

やくそう

→

medicinal herb

薬用

やくよう

→

medicinal use

薬師如来

やくしにょらい

→

Bhaisajyaguru (buddha able to cure all ills)

薬師

やくし

→

Bhaisajyaguru;Pindola;The Healing Buddha

薬剤学

やくざいがく

→

pharmaceutics

薬を打つ

やくをうつ

→

to inject a unit of dope

薬剤師法

やくざいしほう

→

Pharmacists Act

薬剤耐性

やくざいたいせい

→

drug resistance

薬園

やくえん

→

medicinal-herb garden

薬剤抵抗性

やくざいていこうせい

→

drug resistance

薬剤耐性菌

やくざいたいせいきん

→

drug-resistant bacterium;drug-resistant bacteria

薬が効く

くすりがきく

→

to have medicine be effective

薬力学

やくりきがく

→

pharmacodynamics

薬子の変

くすこのへん

→

Kusuko Incident (810 CE);Revolt of Kusuko

薬さじ

やくさじ

→

dispensing spoon;laboratory spatula

薬効物

やっこうぶつ

→

medically effective ingredient

薬より養生

くすりよりようじょう

→

prevention is better than cure

薬包

やくほう

→

chartula

薬九層倍

くすりくそうばい

→

there is a huge markup in medicines, making it a profitable field;medicines sell for ten times the cost of their ingredients

薬包紙

やくほうし

→

paper for wrapping powdered medicine

薬室

やくしつ

→

chamber (of a gun)

薬になる

くすりになる

→

to be beneficial (to);to do (a person) good

薬事

やくじ

→

pharmaceutical affairs

薬事承認

やくじしょうにん

→

regulatory approval of a drug or medical device

薬名

やくめい

→

name of a drug or medicine

薬味皿

やくみざら

→

plate for compounding condiments;small dish for serving condiments

薬事法

やくじほう

→

(Japanese) Pharmaceutical Affairs Law

薬味酒

やくみしゅ

→

medicinal drink made from plants steeped in mirin

薬事監視員

やくじかんしいん

→

pharmaceutical inspector