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漢薬 (かんやく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

漢かん薬やく

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Meanings

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noun

Chinese medicine; herbal medicine

Refers to traditional Chinese herbal medicine, often contrasted with Western medicine. The term 漢方薬 is more common in everyday use.

See also: 漢方薬 (かんぽうやく)

漢かん薬やくは自し然ぜんの成せい分ぶんから作つくられている。
Chinese medicine is made from natural ingredients.
彼かれは漢かん薬やくの研けん究きゅうに専せん念ねんしている。
He is devoted to the study of Chinese herbal medicine.

Kanji

漢Sino-, China
薬medicine, chemical, enamel

Similar words

漢かん方ぽう薬やく
More common term for traditional Chinese medicine; 漢薬 is a slightly more technical or formal synonym.

Etymology

Compound of 漢 (kan, 'China') and 薬 (yaku, 'medicine'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term has been used to refer to traditional Chinese herbal remedies.