- 麻薬【まやく】 - narcotic, drug, dope 
- 薬物【やくぶつ】 - medicines, drugs 
- 薬局【やっきょく】 - pharmacy, drugstore, chemist's (shop), hospital pharmacy, dispensary 
- 火薬【かやく】 - gunpowder, powder 
- 医薬品【いやくひん】 - medical and pharmaceutical products, medicinal supplies, drugs, pharmaceuticals, medicine 
- 薬品【やくひん】 - medicine, chemicals 
- 製薬【せいやく】 - medicine manufacture, drug manufacture 
- 漢方薬【かんぽうやく】 - Chinese herbal medicine 
- 毒薬【どくやく】 - poison 
- 風邪薬【かぜぐすり】 - remedy for a cold, cold medicine 
- 目薬【めぐすり】 - eye drops, eyewash 
- 薬指【くすりゆび】 - ring finger, third finger, fourth finger (in piano-playing), fourth toe 
- 爆薬【ばくやく】 - explosive, blasting powder 
- 農薬【のうやく】 - agricultural chemical (i.e. pesticide, herbicide, fungicide, etc.), agrochemical, agrichemical 
- 薬味【やくみ】 - condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper), spice 
- 弾薬【だんやく】 - ammunition, ammo 
- 劇薬【げきやく】 - powerful medicine, strong poison 
- 薬剤【やくざい】 - medicine, drug, chemical 
- 新薬【しんやく】 - new medicine, new drug 
- 薬草【やくそう】 - medicinal herb