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TOPIK 5noun

약학

yakhak [야칵]

약학이 · 약학을

pharmacy (field of study), pharmacology

Example

언니는 대학교에서 약학을 전공하고 있어요.

My older sister is majoring in pharmacy at university.

Word parts

약 medicine학 study

Literally 'medicine studies'. -학 = field of study: 의학, 경제학.

Good to know

Pronounced [야칵]; 약학 is the field of study, while 약국 is the drugstore.