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Japanese symbol for “cocaine”

Romaji: kokain
cocaine

In Japanese, cocaine is , read (kokain).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n cocaine

Kanji and stroke order

old
on: コ
kun: ふる.い、ふる-、-ふる.す
5 strokes · JLPT 4
add, addition, increase
on: カ
kun: くわ.える、くわ.わる
5 strokes · JLPT 2
black soil
on: ネツ、デツ
kun: そ.める
10 strokes

Other Japanese words for “cocaine”

WordReadingMeaning
コーク kookucoke; cocaine

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ふるい furuiold; aged; ancient
こだい kodaiancient times; distant past; antiquity
ちゅうこ chuukoused; second-hand; old
こてん kotenclassic (work, esp. book); the classics
けいこ keikopractice; practising; training
ふるほん furuhonsecondhand book
さんか sankaparticipation; joining; entry
ついか tsuikaaddition; supplement; appending
ねはん nehannirvana; supreme enlightenment

See also: Chinese symbol for “cocaine”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.