薬学
Meanings
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pharmacy; pharmaceutics
Refers to the academic discipline or field of study, not a physical pharmacy shop.
She is majoring in pharmacy at university.
Advances in pharmaceutics are essential for developing new drugs.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉が薬学を専攻するfor someone to major in pharmacy (studies)
She is majoring in pharmacy at university.
- 〈人〉が薬学を学ぶfor someone to study pharmacy
I'm studying pharmacy in order to become a pharmacist in the future.