薬中

Japanese
Kanji in this term
薬 中
やく
Grade: 3		 ちゅう
Grade: 1
on’yomi
Alternative spellings
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(やく)中(ちゅう) • (yakuchū) ←やくちゆう (yakutyū)?

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

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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