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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:52:02 EST

薬

Grade Level: 3
JLPT Level: 3

Frequency: 702

Bushu (Radical) Info:
艾 (カイ, ゲイ, もぐさ, よもぎ, おさ.める, か.る)
moxa; sagebrush; wormwood; mugwort
艸 (ソウ, くさ, くさかんむり, そうこう)
grass; plants

Henshall Mnemonic:
medicinal plant gives pleasure

Stroke Order Diagram (SOD): 16 Strokes

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On-Yomi Reading(s): ヤク	Kun-Yomi Reading(s): くすりみ	English Meaning(s): medicine chemical enamel gunpowder benefit
Popular words and/or phrases using this kanji: Click any individual kanji to view it in a new window. Click the [K] after each definition to look up that character at WWWJDIC; Click the [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other features exist, like sample usage, variations of the word, etc.) 医薬 [いやく] (n) medicine [K] [D] 医薬品 [いやくひん] (n) medical supplies [K] [D] 火薬 [かやく] (n) gunpowder; powder [K] [D] 漢方薬 [かんぽうやく] (n) herbal medicine [K] [D] 劇薬 [げきやく] (n) powerful medicine; strong poison [K] [D] 試薬 [しやく] (n) reagent [K] [D] 新薬 [しんやく] (n) a new medicine [K] [D] 製薬 [せいやく] (n) pharmacy; chemist (shop); drug store [K] [D] 弾薬 [だんやく] (n) ammunition [K] [D] 投薬 [とうやく] (n) dosage [K] [D] 特効薬 [とっこうやく] (n) specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet [K] [D] 毒薬 [どくやく] (n) poison [K] [D] 農薬 [のうやく] (n) agricultural chemicals [K] [D] 爆薬 [ばくやく] (n) explosive; blasting powder [K] [D] 風邪薬 [かぜぐすり] (n) remedy for a cold [K] [D] 麻薬 [まやく] (n) narcotic drugs; narcotic; opium; dope [K] [D] 目薬 [めぐすり] (n) eye drops; eyewash [K] [D] 薬 [くすり] (n) medicine; pharmaceuticals; drugs [K] [D] 薬価 [やっか] (n) NHI (National Health Insurance) drug price [K] [D] 薬害 [やくがい] (n) harmful side effects of a medicine or drug [K] [D] 薬学 [やくがく] (n) (study of) pharmacy; pharmaceutics [K] [D] 薬缶 [やかん] (n) kettle [K] [D] 薬局 [やっきょく] (n) pharmacy; chemist; drugstore [K] [D] 薬剤 [やくざい] (n) medicine; drug [K] [D] 薬剤師 [やくざいし] (n) chemist; pharmacist [K] [D] 薬指 [くすりゆび] (n) ring finger [K] [D] 薬品 [やくひん] (n) medicine(s); chemical(s) [K] [D] 薬物 [やくぶつ] (n) medicines; drugs [K] [D] 薬味 [やくみ] (n) spice(s); condiment(s) [K] [D]

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