漢字 Kanji Codex

Kanji Detail

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

Information

Grade:3

Strokes:16

JLPT:3

Frequency:702

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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

comfort, ease, music

cakes, candy, fruit

greens, side dish, vegetable

campaign, enlist, gather (contributions), grow violent, recruit

act of play, bunting, curtain

draft, grass, herbs, pasture, weeds, write

disperse, scatter, spend, squander