| 521 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 420 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 398 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 541 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4074 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 323 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 247 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2568 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 359 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 360 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 315 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 672 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3011 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1539 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2100 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1752 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 32188PX | Morohashi |
| 2375 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5224 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1736 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1873 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 439 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
702 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 薬 【ヤク】 dope, narcotic, drug
- 薬価 【ヤッカ】 drug price, cost of medicine
- 製薬 【セイヤク】 medicine manufacture, drug manufacture
- 医薬 【イヤク】 medicine, Pharmaceutical and Food Safety Bureau
Kun reading compounds
- 薬 【くすり】 medicine, pharmaceuticals, (legal) drugs, pill, ointment, salve, efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.), (pottery) glaze, (illegal) drug, narcotic, small bribe
- 薬指 【くすりゆび】 ring finger, third finger, fourth finger (in piano-playing), fourth toe
Readings
- Japanese names:
- み
- Korean:
- yag
Spanish
- medicina
- droga
Portuguese
- remédio
- produto químico
- esmalte
- pólvora
- benefício
French
- médicament
- produit chimique
- émail
- poudre à canon
- bénéfice
| 1964 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k13.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-13 | SKIP code |
| 4490.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-84 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 85ac | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1151 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 剤 【ザイ】 medicine, agent, (chemical) substance, drug, dose
- 剤形 【ザイケイ】 dosage form
- 薬剤 【ヤクザイ】 medicine, drug, chemical
- 覚醒剤 【カクセイザイ】 stimulant (e.g. psychoactive drugs like methamphetamine, ritalin, etc.)
Readings
- Korean:
- je, ja
Spanish
- medicina
- droga
Portuguese
- dose
- remédio
- droga
French
- dose
- médicament
- drogue
- produit pour...
| 1296 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 949 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5424 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1497 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1096 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 550 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 559 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1780 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 200 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2102 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1094 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1491 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1746 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2076P | Morohashi |
| 1669 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 493 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1730 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1867 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1312 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 443 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2f8.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-2 | SKIP code |
| 0220.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-62 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5264 | Unicode hex code |