Japanese

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Kanji in this term
やく
Grade: 3
ちゅう
Grade: 1
on'yomi
Alternative spellings
藥中 (kyūjitai)
ヤク中

Etymology

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Clipping of 薬物中毒 (yakubutsu chūdoku, drug addiction).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(やく)(ちゅう) (yakuchūやくちゆう (yakutyuu)?

  1. (slang) drug addict, junkie
    Synonym: ジャンキー (jankī)

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN