しょう
硝
やく
薬

noun

  1. gunpowder.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しょう
硝
やく
薬
 硝薬 しょうやく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

nitrate, saltpeter
ショウ (Early High School, N1)
stone
いし　セキ　シャク (1st, N3)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
resemblance
ショウ　あやか.る (Early High School, N1)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
medicine, chemical, enamel
くすり　ヤク　み (3rd, N3)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
music, comfort, ease
たの.しい　ラク　ガク (2nd, N4)
white
しろ　ハク　しら- (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ　こおり (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)