======= Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2004 12:59:15 +1000 (EST) (subtype) amend (headw1) 錠 (kana1) じょう (english1) In addition to meanings "lock; padlock," seems to be a suffix(?) (english2) meaning "tablet, pill." (reference) The Alc dictionary has many entries like these: # アザチオプリン錠 azathioprine tablet # アスピリン錠 aspirin tablet (name) Fritz