薬局

See also: 藥局 and 药局

Japanese
Kanji in this term
薬 局
やく > やっ
Grade: 3		 きょく
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
藥局 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

薬(やっ)局(きょく) • (yakkyoku) ←やくきよく (yakukyoku)?

  1. drugstore (no prescription required: over-the-counter medicines only)
  2. pharmacy (prescription required)

Usage notes

The term 薬(やっ)局(きょく) (yakkyoku) can be ambiguous as to whether a doctor's prescription is required, much as the English term drugstore. When referring specifically to a store from which prescription medicines are bought, use the term 調剤薬局(ちょうざいやっきょく) (chōzai yakkyoku).

Derived terms
  • 調(ちょう)剤薬(ざいやっ)局(きょく) (chōzai yakkyoku): pharmacy, dispensary (prescription required)

See also

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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