Japanese Kanji
薬yaku
medicine · chemical · enamel
Grade 3 · JLPT N3 · 16 strokes
Medicine, chemical, enamel, gunpowder, benefit.
薬 is part of the elementary school jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3. In the JLPT proficiency test it appears at N3 (intermediate) level. With 16 strokes, this character appears in numerous compound words throughout written Japanese.
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