How do you say "pharmacy" in Japanese?

薬局

yakkyoku

Noun Kanji

In Japanese, "pharmacy" is 薬局 (yakkyoku).

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Pronunciation

Yah-kyoh-koo, three syllables, built from yaku, medicine, plus kyoku, meaning office or bureau.

Writing and usage

薬局 is written using kanji. It's a noun, and this word is also taught inside the Noun Town language learning game, where it appears in interactive lessons alongside hundreds of other everyday words.

Example sentence

薬局で処方箋を受け取りました。

yakkyoku de shohousen wo uketori mashita.

I picked up my prescription at the pharmacy.

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How to remember 薬局

Yakkyoku combines medicine and office, a plain description of a pharmacy as the medicine office.

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Questions about 薬局

How do you pronounce 薬局?

Yah-kyoh-koo, three syllables, built from yaku, medicine, plus kyoku, meaning office or bureau.

Is 薬局 formal or casual?

薬局 is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.

How is 薬局 written in Japanese?

薬局 is written using kanji. Romanised, it reads as yakkyoku.

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