かくせいざい

Japanese edit

For pronunciation and definitions of かくせいざい – see the following entry.
覚醒剤
[noun] (broadly) a psychoactive drug that stimulates the nervous system, temporarily affecting mental or physical ability: a stimulant
[noun] (more specifically) a stimulating drug in the amine family, such as amphetamine or methamphetamine
Alternative spelling
覚せい剤
(This term, かくせいざい, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)