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Japanese symbol for “stimulant”

Romaji: kakuseizai
stimulant (e.g. psychoactive drugs like methamphetamine, ritalin, etc.)

In Japanese, stimulant is , read (kakuseizai).

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 stimulant (e.g. psychoactive drugs like methamphetamine, ritalin, etc.)

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

memorize, learn, remember
on: カク
kun: おぼ.える、さ.ます、さ.める、さと.る
12 strokes · JLPT 2
awake, be disillusioned, sober up
on: セイ
kun: さ.ます、さ.める
16 strokes
dose, medicine, drug
on: ザイ、スイ、セイ
kun: かる、けず.る
10 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “stimulant”

WordReadingMeaning
シャブ shabustimulant; pep-pill; shabu
こうふんざい koufunzaistimulant
しげきざい shigekizaistimulant; excitant; irritant
しげきぶつ shigekibutsustimulant; stimulative; excitant
しげきやく shigekiyakustimulant; irritant

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
かんかく kankakusense; sensation; feeling
おぼえ oboememory; sense; experience
かくご kakugoreadiness; (mental) preparedness
じかく jikakuself-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); consciousness
はっかく hakkakudetection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light
おぼえる oboeruto memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory
かくせい kakuseiwaking up; awakening; arousal
けいせい keiseiwarning
せんざい senzaidetergent; cleanser; cleaning agent

See also: Chinese symbol for “stimulant”.

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.

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