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中毒者 (ちゅうどくしゃ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

中ちゅう毒どく者しゃ

ちゅ

う

ど

く

しゃ

Meanings

1

addict; junkie; substance abuser

Refers to a person addicted to drugs, alcohol, or other substances. Can be used in medical, legal, or everyday contexts.

彼かれは薬やく物ぶつ中ちゅう毒どく者しゃとして治ち療りょうを

Kanji

中in, inside, middle
毒poison, virus, venom
者someone, person

Related words

ジャンキー
中毒者 is the clinical, formal term for someone addicted to a substance, while ジャンキー is a slangy, often judgmental loanword used the same way.

受う

け

て

いる

。

He is receiving treatment as a drug addict.

中ちゅう毒どく者しゃの更こう生せいプログラムが重じゅう要ようだ。

Rehabilitation programs for addicts are important.

Word family

仕し事ごと中ちゅう毒どく者しゃ
workaholic
麻ま薬やく中ちゅう毒どく者しゃ
drug addict; junkie
コカイン中ちゅう毒どく者しゃ
cocaine addict

Built from

中ちゅう毒どく+者しゃ

Etymology

Compound of 中毒 (chūdoku, 'addiction, poisoning') and 者 (sha, 'person').