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薬礼 (やくれい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

薬やく礼れい

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Meanings

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noun

medical fee; doctor's fee

Refers to the fee paid for medical treatment or consultation.

薬やく礼れいは診しん察さつの前まえに支し払はらってください。
Please pay the medical fee before the examination.

Kanji

薬medicine, chemical, enamel
礼salute, bow, ceremony

Similar words

診しん察さつ料りょう
診察料 is a more common term for consultation fee, while 薬礼 is less frequent and may sound slightly older or more formal.

Etymology

Compound of 薬 (medicine) and 礼 (fee, reward). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of a medical fee.