薬
benefit, chemical, enamel, gunpowder, medicine

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ヤク

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

くすり

Nanori (名乗り)

み

Stroke Order

16 / 16

Information

Grade:3
Strokes:16
JLPT:3
Frequency:702

Vocabulary

ヤク

WordReadingMeaning
医薬イヤクmedicine; (pharmaceutical) drug; medical treatment; medical practice and dispensing of drugs
医薬品イヤクヒンmedical and pharmaceutical products; medicinal supplies; drugs; pharmaceuticals; medicine
火薬カヤクgunpowder; powder
試薬シヤクreagent
製薬セイヤクmedicine manufacture; drug manufacture

Other

WordReadingMeaning
漢方薬かんぽうやくChinese herbal medicine
特効薬とっこうやくspecific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
目薬めぐすりeye drops; eyewash
薬くすりmedicine; pharmaceuticals; (legal) drugs; pill; ointment; salve; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic; small bribe
薬クスリmedicine; pharmaceuticals; (legal) drugs; pill; ointment; salve; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic; small bribe

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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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comfort, ease, music
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菓
cakes, candy, fruit
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菜
greens, side dish, vegetable
Grade 4JLPT 2
募
campaign, enlist, gather (contributions), grow violent, recruit
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墓
grave, tomb
Grade 5JLPT 1
菊
chrysanthemum
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幕
act of play, bunting, curtain
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草
draft, grass, herbs, pasture, weeds, write
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散
disperse, scatter, spend, squander
Grade 4JLPT 3
煮
boil, cook
Grade 8JLPT 1