麻薬

See also: 麻藥

Japanese

Kanji in this term
麻	薬
ま Grade: S	やく Grade: 3
on'yomi

Alternative spellings
麻藥 (kyūjitai) 痲薬

Etymology

麻 (ma, “numb”) +‎ 薬 (yaku, “drug”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ma̠ja̠kɯ̟]
• (Tokyo) まやく [màyákú] (Heiban – [0])

Noun

麻(ま)薬(やく) • (mayaku) 

1. (medicine) opiate or opioid
2. (law) any illegal psychoactive drug

See also

• 覚醒剤(かくせいざい) (kakuseizai)

References

• “麻薬”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026