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覚醒剤 (かくせいざい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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Usage patterns 覚かく 醒せい 剤ざい を 使し 用よう する to use stimulant drugs
The man was arrested on suspicion of using stimulant drugs.
覚かく 醒せい 剤ざい を 所しょ 持じ する to possess stimulant drugs
He was indicted for possessing stimulant drugs.
覚かく 醒せい 剤ざい で 逮たい 捕ほ される to be arrested over stimulant drugs
It was reported that a famous singer was arrested over stimulant drugs.
覚かく 醒せい 剤ざい に 手て を 出だ す to get involved with stimulant drugs
He got mixed up with stimulant drugs when he was young.
Kanji 覚 memorize, learn, remember 醒 awake, be disillusioned, sober up Related words 麻薬 is the broad legal/medical term for narcotics of any kind, while 覚醒剤 specifically refers to stimulant-type drugs like methamphetamine.
薬物 is a very general word for drugs or chemical substances (legal or illegal), whereas 覚醒剤 names a specific category of illegal stimulants.
シャブ is criminal-underworld slang for methamphetamine, while 覚醒剤 is the neutral legal and news term for the same substance.
覚醒剤 refers specifically to stimulant drugs like methamphetamine, whereas ドラッグ is a broader term covering any illegal drug.
覚醒剤 is the formal, legal term for methamphetamine, while アイス is criminal slang for the same drug.
Don't confuse with 覚醒 means 'awakening' or 'becoming alert' in a general sense, while 覚醒剤 is the specific noun for the illegal stimulant drug that produces such an effect.
覚醒剤 refers to stimulants like methamphetamine, a chemically different drug from コカイン even though both are illegal narcotics often discussed together in news reports.
Written forms 覚かく 醒せい 剤ざい
Standard kanji spelling, common in legal and news contexts.
覚かく せい 剤ざい
Simplified spelling often used in news and government documents; the 醒 kanji is replaced with hiragana せい.
Etymology Compound of 覚醒 (kakusei, 'awakening, stimulation') + 剤 (zai, 'drug, agent'). The term was coined to describe substances that stimulate the central nervous system.
