薬中
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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薬 | 中 |
やく Grade: 3 | ちゅう Grade: 1 |
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藥中 (kyūjitai) ヤク中 |
Etymology
Clipping of 薬物中毒 (yakubutsu chūdoku, “drug addiction”).
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) やくちゅう [yàkúchúú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA(key): [ja̠kɯ̟ᵝt͡ɕɨᵝː]
Noun
薬中 • (yakuchū) ←やくちゆう (yakutyū)?
- (slang) drug addict, junkie
- Synonym: ジャンキー (jankī)
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN