Japanese Word Entry

民間藥

Simplified Japanese form: 民間薬

Kana:みんかんやく
Romaji:minkan'yaku
Definition: folk medicine

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Chinese characters used in this word

people, nation, subjects, citizens
Readings
Mandarin: ㄇㄧㄣˊ (mín)
Cantonese: man4
Japanese: ミン (min) / たみ (tami)
Korean: 민 (min)
Vietnamese: dân

interval, space, place, between
Readings
Mandarin: ㄐㄧㄢ (jiān), ㄐㄧㄢˋ (jiàn), ㄐㄧㄢˇ (jiǎn)
Cantonese: gaan1
Japanese: カン (kan)、 ケン (ken) / あいだ (aida)、 ま (ma)、 あい (ai)、 しずか (shizuka)
Korean: 간 (gan)
Vietnamese: gian
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medicine, chemical, enamel, gunpowder, benefit, drugs, pharmaceuticals
Readings
Mandarin: ㄧㄠˋ (yào), ㄩㄝˋ (yuè), ㄕㄨㄛˋ (shuò), ㄌㄩㄝˋ (lüè)
Cantonese: joek6
Japanese: ヤク (yaku) / くすり (kusuri)
Korean: 약 (yag)
Vietnamese: dược
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