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noun[C]
a pharmacy; a place where medicines are prepared, dispensed, or sold, especially prescription medicines
yakkyoku
Pronunciation
Etymology
Sino-Japanese compound of 薬 (yaku, “medicine; drug”) + 局 (kyoku, “office; bureau; department”).
Examples
駅前の薬局で薬を買いました。
Ekimae no yakkyoku de kusuri o kaimashita.
I bought medicine at the pharmacy in front of the station.
処方箋を薬局に持って行ってください。
Shohōsen o yakkyoku ni motte itte kudasai.
Please take the prescription to the pharmacy.
Character Breakdown
薬
yaku
medicine; drug
局
kyoku
office; bureau; department
Collocations
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