Word Meaning 薬師

やくし yakushi

薬師 is read as やくし (yakushi) and means Bhaisajyaguru.

Meaning

English

  1. Bhaisajyaguru
  2. Pindola
  3. The Healing Buddha

Reading

Kana

やくし

Romaji

yakushi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 20728 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

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薬剤師

やくざいし

pharmacist

薬師如来

やくしにょらい

Bhaisajyaguru (buddha able to cure all ills)

薬剤師法

やくざいしほう

Pharmacists Act

薬師三尊

やくしさんぞん

Bhaishajyaguru triad

薬品

やくひん

medicine

くすり

(pottery) glaze

薬局

やっきょく

hospital pharmacy

薬指

くすりゆび

fourth toe

薬代

くすりだい

charge for medicine

薬味

やくみ

condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper)

薬物

やくぶつ

medicines

薬学

やくがく

(study of) pharmacy