See also: 藥局 and 药局

Japanese edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(やっ)(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 edit

The term (やっ)(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 edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (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 (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN