薬局

やっきょく

pharmacy, drugstore

Also:hospital pharmacy

What does 薬局 mean?

薬局 is a Japanese noun meaning pharmacy, drugstore in English. It can also be translated as hospital pharmacy depending on context. It is written as 薬局 in kanji, やっきょく in hiragana, and yakkyoku in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

一番近い薬局はどこにありますか。

Where's the nearest drugstore?