약

• IPA^(key)[ja̠k̚]
• Phonetic Hangul[약]

약 • (yak)

1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅇ, ㅑ, and ㄱ.

Sino-Korean word from 藥 (“drugs, pharmaceuticals, medicine”)

약 • (yak) (hanja 藥)

1. drug; medicine

• 약사 (藥師, yaksa, “pharmacist”)

Sino-Korean word from 約 (“approximately, promise, shrink”)

약 • (yak) (hanja 約)

1. approximately; about

• 약속 (約束, yaksok, “promise”)
• 예약 (豫約, yeyak, “reservation; booking”)

Sino-Korean word from 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

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

약 (yak)

1. 弱:

   (MC reading: 弱 (MC ȵɨɐk̚))

2. 若:

   (MC reading: 若 (MC ȵia, ȵia^X, ȵɨɐk̚))

3. 躍:

   (MC reading: 躍 (MC jɨɐk̚))

4. 葯:

   (MC reading: 葯 (MC ʔˠʌk̚, ʔɨɐk̚))

5. 蒻:

   (MC reading: 蒻 (MC ȵɨɐk̚))

6. 爚:

   (MC reading: 爚 (MC jɨɐk̚, ɕɨɐk̚))

7. 禴:

   (MC reading: 禴 (MC jɨɐk̚))

8. 篛:

   (MC reading: 篛)

9. 鑰:

   (MC reading: 鑰 (MC jɨɐk̚))

10. 鶸:

    (MC reading: 鶸)

11. 龠:

    (MC reading: 龠 (MC jɨɐk̚))