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薬

Medicine
Stroke count: 16

Readings

On readingヤク
Kun readingくすり
JōyōGrade 3Level 17
  1. pharmaceuticals
  2. (legal) drugs
  3. pill
  4. ointment

Popular Usage

薬指

Radicals and components

Radical艸grass
Components
How it's built
薬
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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flowers (艹) · music · white (白) · dove · sparkler · tree (木) · wood (木)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1873

Compound words

薬指くすりゆび
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (esp. in piano-playing); fourth toe
薬屋くすりや
a chemist’s shop
医薬いやく
medicine; (pharmaceutical) drug; medical treatment; medical practice and dispensing of drugs
火薬かやく
gunpowder; powder
劇薬げきやく
powerful medicine; strong poison
試薬しやく
reagent
製薬せいやく
medicine manufacture; drug manufacture
弾薬だんやく
ammunition; ammo
投薬とうやく
administration; medication; dosage
毒薬どくやく
poison
農薬のうやく
agricultural chemical; agrochemical; agrichemical
爆薬ばくやく
explosive; blasting powder
麻薬まやく
narcotic; drug; dope
目薬めぐすり
eye drops; eyewash
薬価やっか
drug price; cost of medicine
薬学やくがく
(study of) pharmacy; pharmaceutics
薬局やっきょく
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); hospital pharmacy; dispensary
薬剤やくざい
medicine; drug; chemical agent (e.g. pesticide, bleach, lubricant); chemical
薬品やくひん
medicine; drug; chemical (agent); chemicals
薬物やくぶつ
drug; medicine
薬味やくみ
condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice
新薬しんやく
new medicine; new drug
薬害やくがい
harmful side effects of a medicine or drug
医薬品いやくひん
medical and pharmaceutical products; medicinal supplies; drugs; pharmaceuticals; medicine

On Reading Examples

最も効果の高い頭痛薬はどれですか。やく
What's your strongest type of headache pill?tatoeba

Kun Reading Examples

彼が処方してくれた薬は効かなかった。くすり
The medicine he had prescribed failed to take effect.tatoeba
彼にその薬をくれるよう懇願した。くすり
We besought that he might give us the medicine.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼の母親は１５年間薬局を経営している。
His mother has been running a drugstore for fifteen years.tatoeba
彼のお母さんは１５年間前から薬局を経営している。
His mother has been running a drugstore for fifteen years.tatoeba
親指、人差し指、中指、薬指の四指を覆う形状。
It has a form which covers thumb, forefinger, middle finger and annular finger.wiki

Stroke Order

16 strokes

Medicine. 艹 (herbs) + 楽 (comfort) — herbs that bring relief.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 薬

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step