処方

しょほう

prescription (of medicine); formula

What does 処方 mean?

処方 is a Japanese noun meaning prescription (of medicine); formula in English. It is written as 処方 in kanji, しょほう in hiragana, and shohou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

医者は患者に薬を処方した。

The physician prescribed his patient some medicine.