Japanese symbol for “dosage”
投薬
とうやく
Romaji: touyaku
administration; medication; dosage
In Japanese, dosage is 投薬, read とうやく (touyaku).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs administration; medication; dosage
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “dosage”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 投薬量 | とうやくりょう touyakuryou | dosage; dose |
| 薬量 | やくりょう yakuryou | dosage |
| 投与量 | とうよりょう touyoryou | dose; dosage |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 投票 | とうひょう touhyou | voting; ballot; poll |
| 投資 | とうし toushi | investment |
| 投稿 | とうこう toukou | contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.) |
| 投げ | なげ nage | throw; throwing |
| 投手 | とうしゅ toushu | pitcher |
| 投入 | とうにゅう tounyuu | throwing in; inserting; depositing (e.g. a ballot) |
| 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 |
See also: Chinese symbol for “dosage”.
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.