Japanese symbol for “dispensary”
薬局
やっきょく
Romaji: yakkyoku
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop)
In Japanese, dispensary is 薬局, read やっきょく (yakkyoku).
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Meanings
- n pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop)
- n hospital pharmacy; dispensary
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “dispensary”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 調剤薬局 | ちょうざいやっきょく chouzaiyakkyoku | dispensary; dispensing pharmacy; pharmacist's office |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 麻薬 | まやく mayaku | narcotic; drug; dope |
| 医薬品 | いやくひん iyakuhin | medical and pharmaceutical products; medicinal supplies; drugs |
| 製薬 | せいやく seiyaku | medicine manufacture; drug manufacture |
| 薬品 | やくひん yakuhin | medicine; drug |
| 火薬 | かやく kayaku | gunpowder; powder |
| 結局 | けっきょく kekkyoku | after all; in the end; ultimately |
| 当局 | とうきょく toukyoku | authorities; relevant authorities; authorities concerned |
| 支局 | しきょく shikyoku | branch office |
See also: Chinese symbol for “dispensary”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.