Korean word

약국

Pronunciation

Romanizationyakkkuk

Meaning

  • nounpharmacy

Example

약국에서 처방약을 받았어요.yak kku ge seo cheo bang ya geul pa da sseo yo

I got my prescription medicine at the pharmacy.

Illustration for 약국 (pharmacy)

More examples

어제 약국에서 약사에게 복용법을 물어봤어요.eo je yak kku ge seo yak ssa e ge po gyong beo beul mu reo bwa sseo yo

Yesterday, I asked the pharmacist how to take the medicine.

Core concept

A place centered on preparing prescribed medicine and selling medicine that does not require a prescription.

Common phrases

  • 약국에서 처방전을 내다yak kku ge seo cheo bang jeo neul nae da

    hand in a prescription at the pharmacy

  • 약국에 들르다yak kku ge teul leu da

    stop by the pharmacy

  • 약국에서 상담을 받다yak kku ge seo sang da meul pat tta

    get advice at the pharmacy

Similar words

드럭스토어teureoksseutoeo: A large retail shop for everyday goods and cosmetics also carries many nonprescription medicines.
편의점pyeonuijeom: A neighborhood shop sells daily necessities and may offer a few nonprescription medicines.
병원 약국pyeongwon yakkkuk: Inside a hospital, medicines are mainly prepared according to prescriptions written there.

Definition in Korean

환자가 처방전으로 약을 조제받거나 일반 의약품을 사는 상점hwan ja ga cheo bang jeo neu ro ya geul cho je bat kkeo na il ban ui yak pu meul sa neun sang jeom

Word origin

약국 (yakkkuk, "pharmacy") joins 약 (yak, "medicine") and 국 (kkuk, "establishment"), expressing an establishment where medicine is prepared or sold.

Usage tips

  • English drugstore can suggest a shop with many everyday goods, but this Korean word points more specifically to a medicine shop when asking where to fill a prescription.

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