Slang term for illegal drugs, especially narcotics. Often used in underworld or street contexts.
See also: 麻薬
警察は彼がヤクを売っているところを捕まえた。
The police caught him selling dope.
あの界隈ではヤクの取引がよく行われているらしい。
Apparently drug deals often happen in that area.
narcotic; drug; dope
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's · hospital pharmacy; dispensary
ammunition; ammo
pharmaceutical manufacturing; drug manufacture
medicine; drug; pharmaceutical · chemical; chemical agent
agricultural chemical; agrochemical; pesticide
medicine; drug; pharmaceutical · chemical agent; chemical
gunpowder; explosive powder
sleeping pill; sleep medication
aphrodisiac · love potion; philter
medicinal use; for pharmaceutical purposes
medicine; pharmaceutical drugs; medical treatment · medical practice and dispensing; medicine and pharmacy
pharmacy; pharmaceutics
new medicine; new drug
explosive; blasting powder
administration of medication; medication; dosage
medicinal herb
Chinese herbal medicine; Kampo medicine; traditional herbal medicine
cartridge case; shell casing
condiment; spice; seasoning
effect of a drug; pharmacological action
medical efficacy; effect of a medicine
reagent
crude drug; natural medicine; galenical
pharmaceutical affairs
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
poison; poisonous drug
drug-induced harm; adverse drug effects
taking medicine; medication
Standard kanji spelling for this slang term, though the reading やく is distinct from the usual くすり.
Katakana spelling is common in slang contexts, emphasizing the illicit or street-drug nuance.
Slang reading of 薬, likely derived from the on'yomi やく, used to distinguish illegal drugs from ordinary medicine (くすり).