かくせいざい

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of かくせいざい – see the following entry.

【覚醒剤】 [noun] (broadly) a psychoactive drug that stimulates the nervous system, temporarily affecting mental or physical ability: a stimulant [noun] (more specifically) a stimulating drug in the amine family, such as amphetamine or methamphetamine Alternative spelling 覚せい剤

(This term, かくせいざい (kakuseizai), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)