N4
薬 meaning and readings
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Kanji
薬
N4
- Meaning
- medicine, herbal medicine
- Onyomi
- ヤク
- Kunyomi
- くすり
- Formula
- 薬 = 艹 + 楽。
Story
薬 is analyzed as a combination of 艹 (grass), 楽 (fun, comfortable) and denotes medicine, herbal medicine.
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This kanji belongs to JLPT N4.
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