Japanese symbol for “medication”
投薬
とうやく
Romaji: touyaku
administration; medication; dosage
In Japanese, medication is 投薬, read とうやく (touyaku).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vi, vs administration; medication; dosage
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “medication”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 薬物療法 | やくぶつりょうほう yakubutsuryouhou | pharmacotherapy; drug therapy; medication |
| 薬物治療 | やくぶつちりょう yakubutsuchiryou | drug treatment; drug therapy; pharmacotherapy |
| 薬物投与 | やくぶつとうよ yakubutsutouyo | drug administration; giving of a drug; medication |
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 “medication”.
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.