Medicine and the Pharmacy

Take a prescription to a pharmacy, pick up tablets and powder medicine, and understand how often, when and how to take them.

N4 Topic-Based Conversation — Doctor's Visit & Health Insurance · All lessons · All courses

Vocabulary

  • 薬局(やっきょく) (薬局): pharmacy, drugstore
  • 処方箋(しょほうせん) (処方箋): prescription
  • 粉薬(こなぐすり) (粉薬): powdered medicine
  • 錠剤(じょうざい) (錠剤): tablet, pill
  • 食後(しょくご) (食後): after a meal
  • 一日三回(いちにちさんかい) (一日三回): three times a day
  • 副作用(ふくさよう) (副作用): side effect
  • 塗り薬(ぬりぐすり) (塗り薬): ointment, medicine you apply
  • 頓服(とんぷく) (頓服): medicine taken only when needed
  • 薬剤師(やくざいし) (薬剤師): pharmacist
  • 効く(きく) (効く): to be effective, to work
  • 注意(ちゅうい) (注意): caution, attention
  • 受け取る(うけとる) (受け取る): to receive, to pick up
  • 説明書(せつめいしょ) (説明書): written instructions, leaflet

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Frequently asked questions

What does 「薬局(やっきょく)」 mean in this lesson?
pharmacy, drugstore
What does 「処方箋(しょほうせん)」 mean in this lesson?
prescription
What does 「粉薬(こなぐすり)」 mean in this lesson?
powdered medicine
What does 「錠剤(じょうざい)」 mean in this lesson?
tablet, pill
What does 「食後(しょくご)」 mean in this lesson?
after a meal
What does 「一日三回(いちにちさんかい)」 mean in this lesson?
three times a day
What does 「副作用(ふくさよう)」 mean in this lesson?
side effect
What does 「塗り薬(ぬりぐすり)」 mean in this lesson?
ointment, medicine you apply
What does 「頓服(とんぷく)」 mean in this lesson?
medicine taken only when needed
What does 「薬剤師(やくざいし)」 mean in this lesson?
pharmacist
What does 「効く(きく)」 mean in this lesson?
to be effective, to work
What does 「注意(ちゅうい)」 mean in this lesson?
caution, attention
What does 「受け取る(うけとる)」 mean in this lesson?
to receive, to pick up
What does 「説明書(せつめいしょ)」 mean in this lesson?
written instructions, leaflet
食事( )前に、この薬を飲んでください。
With a noun before 前に, the particle の is needed: 食事の前に.
「食後に飲んでください」と同じ意味の文はどれですか。
食後 means after a meal, so it matches 食事の後で.
この薬をお酒と一緒に( )いけません。
Prohibition is て form + は + いけません: 飲んではいけません.
「処方箋」の読み方として正しいものはどれですか。
処方箋 is read しょほうせん and means prescription.
薬剤師に「食後に飲んでください」と言われました。いつ飲みますか。
食後 means after a meal.
「頓服」の使い方として正しいものはどれですか。
頓服 is medicine taken only when needed, for example when there is pain.