How to say "pharmacy" in Japanese

• 薬局やっきょくJLPT N2approx.Common
  nounCovers 'pharmacy' as a shop that dispenses and sells medicine, and can also refer to a drugstore. It is the word to use when asking where the nearest pharmacy is.
  一番いちばん近ちかい薬局やっきょくはどこにありますか。↗

  Where's the nearest drugstore?
• ドラッグストアCommon
  nounThe loanword for 'drugstore': a store selling medicine alongside cosmetics and other everyday goods. Use it when you mean that kind of shop; it covers 'pharmacy' in that retail setting.
  あそこの角かどには以前いぜんドラッグストアがあった。↗

  There used to be a drugstore on that corner.

Both are common words for a shop that sells medicine: use 薬局 when you simply mean a pharmacy, and 「ドラッグストア」 when you mean the drugstore type that also stocks everyday goods.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 薬局やっきょくpharmacy
• ドラッグストアdrugstore
• 薬屋くすりやpharmacy
• 薬科やっかpharmacy (subject)
• ファーマシーpharmacy
• 薬店やくてんpharmacy (esp. one without facilities to prepare its own medicines)
• 薬舗やくほdrugstore
• 薬学やくがく(study of) pharmacy
• 薬種屋やくしゅやpharmacy