This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ヤク、くすり
Romaji: yaku, kusuri
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Name Reading

Kana:
Romaji: mi
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Romaji

Meanings

medicine, chemical, enamel, gunpowder, benefit

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  16
Radical Number:  140
Frequency:  702
Grade:  3
Skip Pattern:  2-3-13
Korean Reading:  yag
Chinese Reading:  yao4
Unicode:  85ac
JIS:  4C74

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2375
Nelson Index: 4074
New Nelson Index: 5224
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3k13.15
Four Corner Index: 4490.4
Guide to Remembering Index: 398
Gakken Index: 541
Japanese Names Index: 2568
Daikanwanjiten Index: 32188PX
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0964
Remembering the kanji Index: 1736
Busy People Index: 2.6
Kanji Flashcards Index: 247
Kodansha Compact Index: 672
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 420
Kanji in Context Index: 315
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1539
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2100
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1752
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1873
Essential Kanji Index: 323
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3011
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1964
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 521
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 439

Words

(くすり)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; (legal) drugs; efficacious chemical (i.e. gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; small bribe
医薬品 (いやくひん)
medical and pharmaceutical products; medicinal supplies; drugs; pharmaceuticals; medicine
弾薬 (だんやく)
ammunition; ammo
薬品 (やくひん)
medicine; chemicals
火薬 (かやく)
gunpowder; powder
(やく)
dope; narcotics; drugs; medication; drug; treatment; anti-
薬物 (やくぶつ)
medicines; drugs
麻薬 (まやく)
narcotic drugs; narcotic; opium; dope
製薬 (せいやく)
medicine manufacture; drug manufacture
薬剤 (やくざい)
medicine; drug
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