麻薬

See also: 麻藥

Japanese
Kanji in this term
麻 薬
ま
Grade: S		 やく
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spellings
麻藥 (kyūjitai)
痲薬

Etymology

麻 (ma, “numb”) +‎ 薬 (yaku, “drug”)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) まやく [màyákú] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ma̠ja̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

麻(ま)薬(やく) • (mayaku) 

  1. (medicine) opiate or opioid
  2. (law) any illegal psychoactive drug
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