Word Meaning 薬石無効

やくせきむこう yakusekimukou

薬石無効 is read as やくせきむこう (yakusekimukou) and means neither medicines nor medical care having little effect on a patient.

Meaning

English

  1. neither medicines nor medical care having little effect on a patient

Reading

Kana

やくせきむこう

Romaji

yakusekimukou

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 41 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Yojijukugo Rank 75987 Priority L

Related Vocabulary

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薬石効なく

やくせきこうなく

no medical treatment having proved effective

薬効

やっこう

medical efficacy

薬効物

やっこうぶつ

medically effective ingredient

無効

むこう

invalid

当選無効

とうせんむこう

invalidation of the election of a politician

特効薬

とっこうやく

specific medicine

日本無機薬品協会

にほんむきやくひんきょうかい

Japan Inorganic Chemical Industry Association

無効電力

むこうでんりょく

reactive power

無効化

むこうか

vitiation

無農薬農法

むのうやくのうほう

organic farming