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麻薬密売 (まやくみつばい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

麻ま薬やく密みつ売ばい

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Meanings

1

drug trafficking; illegal drug dealing

Refers to the illegal trade and distribution of narcotics.

警けい察さつは麻ま薬やく密みつ売ばいの疑うたがいで男おとこを逮

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捕ほ

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The police arrested a man on suspicion of drug trafficking.

麻ま薬やく密みつ売ばいは重じゅう大だいな犯はん罪ざいです。

Drug trafficking is a serious crime.

Kanji

麻hemp, flax, numb
薬medicine, chemical, enamel
密secrecy, density (pop), minuteness
売sell

Related words

麻ま薬やく
Means 'narcotic' or 'illegal drug'; 麻薬密売 specifically refers to the trafficking of such drugs.
密みつ売ばい
Means 'illegal selling' or 'bootlegging'; 麻薬密売 narrows it to drugs.

Built from

麻ま薬やく+密みつ売ばい

Etymology

Compound of 麻薬 (narcotic) and 密売 (illegal selling).