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薬局 (やっきょく, yakkyoku) Japanese meaning: pharmacy | Kotomora
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I went to the pharmacy to buy cold medicine.
This pharmacy accepts prescriptions.
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 で 処しょ 方ほう 箋せん を 出だ す to hand in a prescription at a place (like a pharmacy)
I handed in my prescription at the pharmacy and got the medicine.
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 で 薬くすり をもらう to receive/pick up medicine at a place
I picked up my medicine at the hospital pharmacy before going home.
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 に 薬やく 剤ざい 師し がいる to have a pharmacist working at a place
There's a kind pharmacist working at this pharmacy.
Kanji 薬 medicine, chemical, enamel Related words 薬局 focuses on prescription medicines and pharmacist consultations, while ドラッグストア also sells cosmetics, snacks, and daily necessities.
薬屋 is a more casual or old-fashioned way to say pharmacy, while 薬局 is the standard modern term used on signs and official contexts.
薬局 refers to the pharmacy itself, while 風邪薬 is the cold medicine one buys there.
Don't confuse with 薬局 is a physical pharmacy or drugstore where medicines are sold, while 薬学 is the academic study of pharmacy.
薬局 is the pharmacy itself (the place), while 薬剤師 is the licensed pharmacist who works there.
Etymology Compound of 薬 (medicine) and 局 (office/bureau), referring to a place where medicines are handled.
pharmacy right outside a clinic or hospital
