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What is the Kanji for 'Medicine' and 'Dose'? | 剤

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Medicine' and 'Dose', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Medicine' and 'Dose' is 剤.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Medicine, Dose

    Reading

    onyomiざい

    zai

    Parts

    Uniform, Adjusted Sword (刀)

    Example Word

    剤: agent. The Japanese suffix '剤 (ざい)' is used to denote a type of agent, often in the context of chemicals, medicines, or substances that have a specific function. It is commonly found in words related to pharmaceuticals, cleaning agents, or other chemical compounds. For example: medicine「薬剤」(やくざい), cleaning agent「洗剤」(せんざい), and insecticide「殺虫剤」(さっちゅうざい). This suffix is typically attached to a noun to specify the type of agent being referred to. It is important to note that '剤' is not used as a standalone word but always as a suffix.

    Radical

    Stroke Count

    10

    JLPT

    N1

    Grade

    7

    Frequency

    1915

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    kanji

    Meaning

    Uniform, Adjusted

    radical

    Meaning

    Sword

    Radical Form Of

Words Using

This kanji is used in 1 word:

    word

    Meaning

    Agent

Kanji Related to Through the Part

These 2 kanji contain the part 斉 as well.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Finish, Settle

    kanji

    Meaning

    Purification, Observe religious abstinence

Kanji Related to Through the Part

These 26 kanji contain the part 刂 as well.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Before, Front

    kanji

    Meaning

    Return

    kanji

    Meaning

    Profit, Advantage

    kanji

    Meaning

    Separate

    kanji

    Meaning

    Reach, Arrival

    kanji

    Meaning

    System, Control

    kanji

    Meaning

    Rule

    kanji

    Meaning

    Divide, Split

    kanji

    Meaning

    Judge, Stamp

    kanji

    Meaning

    File

    kanji

    Meaning

    Secondary

    kanji

    Meaning

    Sword

    kanji

    Meaning

    Printing

    kanji

    Meaning

    Publish, Edition

    kanji

    Meaning

    Engrave

    kanji

    Meaning

    Drama

    kanji

    Meaning

    Create

    kanji

    Meaning

    Punish

    kanji

    Meaning

    Plane, Cut by chipping

    kanji

    Meaning

    Surplus

    kanji

    Meaning

    Stab

    kanji

    Meaning

    Group, Squad

    kanji

    Meaning

    Divide, Cut up

    kanji

    Meaning

    Reap, Clip

    kanji

    Meaning

    Strength, Sturdy

    kanji

    Meaning

    Temple

Learn the Kanji

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What does 剤 mean?

剤 means 'Medicine' and 'Dose'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N1 exam.

To help you master this kanji, here's an interactive lesson where you'll practice its readings and meanings.