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])^[1]^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [ja̠k̚ʲkʲo̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

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

drugstore (no prescription required: over-the-counter medicines only)
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)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

[SMK5-3] Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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