Japanese symbol for “dea”

麻薬取締局

まやくとりしまりきょく

Romaji: mayakutorishimarikyoku

Drug Enforcement Administration (US); DEA

In Japanese, dea is 麻薬取締局, read まやくとりしまりきょく (mayakutorishimarikyoku).

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Meanings

n Drug Enforcement Administration (US); DEA

Kanji and stroke order

麻

hemp, flax, numb

on: マ、マア
kun: あさ

11 strokes · JLPT 1

薬

medicine, chemical, enamel

on: ヤク
kun: くすり

16 strokes · JLPT 3

取

take, fetch, take up

on: シュ
kun: と.る、と.り、と.り-、とり

8 strokes · JLPT 2

締

tighten, tie, shut

on: テイ
kun: し.まる、し.まり、し.める、-し.め

15 strokes · JLPT 1

局

bureau, board, office

on: キョク
kun: つぼね

7 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
麻薬	まやく mayaku	narcotic; drug; dope
麻酔	ますい masui	anaesthesia; anesthesia
大麻	たいま taima	hemp
麻痺	まひ mahi	paralysis; palsy; stupor
麻布	あさぬの asanuno	hemp cloth; linen
麻雀	マージャン maajan	mahjong; mah-jongg
医薬品	いやくひん iyakuhin	medical and pharmaceutical products; medicinal supplies; drugs
製薬	せいやく seiyaku	medicine manufacture; drug manufacture
取引	とりひき torihiki	transactions; dealings; business
取締役	とりしまりやく torishimariyaku	company director; board member
結局	けっきょく kekkyoku	after all; in the end; ultimately

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.