覚せい剤

Japanese

Kanji in this term
覚	剤
かく Grade: 4	ざい Grade: S
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
覺せい劑 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Replacing 醒, which was excluded from Jōyō kanji, in 覚(かく)醒(せい)剤(ざい) (kakuseizai) with せい.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ka̠kɯ̟se̞ːza̠i]

Noun

覚(かく)せい剤(ざい) • (kakuseizai) 

1. Alternative spelling of 覚醒剤 (kakuseizai, “stimulant”)