薬屋

Japanese

Kanji in this term
薬	屋
くすり Grade: 3	や Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
藥屋 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 薬(くすり) (kusuri, “medicine or drug”) + 屋(や) (-ya, “shop”).[1]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) くすりや [kùsúríyá] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
IPA^(key): [kɯ̟̊ᵝsɨᵝɾʲija̠]

Noun

薬(くすり)屋(や) • (kusuriya)

pharmacy (a place where prescription drugs are dispensed)

Synonyms

薬局(やっきょく) (yakkyoku)

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

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