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

• (Tokyo) やっきょく [yàkkyókú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ja̠k̚ʲkʲo̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

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

• 薬剤(やくざい)師(し) (yakuzaishi): pharmacist