薬

Medicine

Also: Chemical, Gunpowder

On'yomi

  • やく yaku

Kun'yomi

  • くすり kusuri
Stroke count
16
Radical
艸 grass · Kangxi radical 140
JLPT level
N4
School grade
Grade 3

薬 has 16 strokes and its Kangxi radical is 艸 (grass), number 140. Hashidari places it at JLPT N4. Japanese students learn it in grade 3 of elementary school.

No official JLPT kanji list exists: the level is Hashidari's own placement. How we place kanji

JLPT N4 kanji list · Grade 3 kanji list · All kanji