薬品
やくひん · yakuhin · JLPT N2 · noun
medicine
💊🧪 薬 medicine + 品 goods = medicine goods, also chemicals
Built from 薬 yaku (medicine) and 品 hin (goods, item). It names pharmaceutical products sold at pharmacies, and by extension lab chemicals.
品 — three 口 (mouth) stacked
品 is an ideogram showing three 口 (mouths or openings) piled together. The repetition of 口 suggests many people, items, or voices, which gave rise to meanings like 'kinds,' 'goods,' 'rank,' and 'to taste/judge.' The triple stacking is a common Chinese device for indicating plurality or variety.