약

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ja̠k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [약]

약 (yak) is used prominently on storefronts as a signifier for pharmacies.

Sino-Korean word from 藥 (藥, “drug; medicine”), from the Middle Korean reading 약〮 (Yale: yák).

약 • (yak) (hanja 藥)

1. drug; medicine

   약을 복용하다 ― yak-eul bogyonghada ― to take medicine

• 약(藥)하다 (yakhada)
• See the hanja entry at 藥 (藥) for Sino-Korean compounds of 약 (藥, yak).

Sino-Korean word from 約 (約, “approximately; about”), from the Middle Korean reading 약〮 (Yale: yák).

약 • (yak) (hanja 約)

1. approximately; about

   그 경기는 약 두 시간 동안 진행되었다.

   geu gyeonggi-neun yak du sigan dong'an jinhaengdoeeotda.

   The game went on for about two hours.

• See the hanja entry at 約 (約) for Sino-Korean compounds of 약 (約, yak).

Sino-Korean word from 籥 (籥, “ancient vertical bamboo flute”).

약 • (yak) (hanja 籥)

1. an ancient notched vertical bamboo flute of Chinese origin with three fingerholes used today only in Confucian ritual music and dance in South Korea

• See the hanja entry at 籥 (籥) for Sino-Korean compounds of 약 (籥, yak).

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

약 (yak)