覚醒剤

Japanese

Kanji in this term
覚	醒	剤
かく Grade: 4	せい Grade: S	ざい Grade: S
on’yomi	kan’on	goon

Alternative spellings
覺醒劑 (kyūjitai) 覚せい剤

Etymology

Compound of 覚醒 (kakusei, “awakening”) +‎ 剤 (-zai, “drug, medicine”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かくせ​ーざい [kàkúséꜜèzàì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠kɯ̟ᵝse̞ːza̠i]

Noun

覚(かく)醒(せい)剤(ざい) • (kakuseizai) 

1. (broadly) a psychoactive drug that stimulates the nervous system, temporarily affecting mental or physical ability: a stimulant
2. (more specifically) a stimulating drug in the amine family, such as amphetamine or methamphetamine

   Synonyms: (slang) シャブ (shabu), (technical term) 覚醒アミン (kakusei amin)

See also

• 麻薬(まやく) (mayaku)
• アンフェタミン (anfetamin)
• メタンフェタミン (metanfetamin)
• ヒロポン (Hiropon, “Philopon”, former brand name for methamphetamine, prior to it becoming legally restricted in 1951)