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幻覚剤 (げんかくざい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

幻げん覚かく剤ざい

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Meanings

1

noun

hallucinogen; psychedelic drug

Refers to substances that cause hallucinations or altered perception. Used in medical, legal, and general contexts.

幻げん覚かく剤ざいの使し用ようは法ほう律りつで禁きん止しされている。
The use of hallucinogens is prohibited by law.
彼かれは幻げん覚かく剤ざいの研けん究きゅうを

し

て

いる

。

He is researching psychedelic drugs.

Kanji

幻phantasm, vision, dream
覚memorize, learn, remember
剤dose, medicine, drug

Similar words

幻げん覚かく
幻覚 means 'hallucination' (the experience), while 幻覚剤 is the substance that causes it.
麻ま薬やく
麻薬 is a broader term for narcotics or illegal drugs, often with addictive properties, whereas 幻覚剤 specifically refers to hallucinogens.

Etymology

Compound of 幻覚 (hallucination) + 剤 (drug, agent). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows a common pattern for naming pharmaceutical or chemical agents.