약

yak · [약]

medicine · medication · pill · drug

noundeterminerBeginner

Meanings

약 · noun · Beginner

  1. medicine; medication; pill; drugA substance orally administered, applied or injected to treat or prevent an illness, wound, etc.
  2. insecticide; pesticideA substance that is used to get rid of harmful insects, animals or plants.
  3. polishA substance that is applied to an item to make it look shiny.
  4. drug(figurative) A narcotic drug or alcoholic beverage.
  5. batteryA small item that produces an electric current and is used to power cameras, radios, lanterns, etc.
  6. blessing; help; cure(figurative) Something that is beneficial or helpful to the body or mind.

약 · determiner · Beginner

  1. about; approximately; aroundAn unconjugation adjective used to indicate that a quantity is close to a certain number.
Other Words Spelled the Same (1)

약 · noun

  1. anger; furyThe feeling of anger from being ridiculed, etc.
  2. heightThe strong, spicy or bitter quality that a plant develops when it is in the midst of a growth spurt.

Written Forms

약Hangul
藥Hanja
約Hanja

Examples from Lessons (3)

I dislike bitter medicine.

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Your coffee should be ready in about five minutes.

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Yes, here is some medicine.

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Grammar in These Examples

Korean definitions, pronunciations and learner levels are from the Basic Korean Dictionary (한국어기초사전) by the National Institute of Korean Language, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

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