ドラッグ

Japanese

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ッグ [dòráꜜggù] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA(key): [do̞ɾa̠ɡ̚ɡ̊ɯ̟]

Etymology 1

From English drug.

Noun

ドラッグ • (doraggu

  1. a drug; (frequently) illicit drugs
    Synonyms: (kusuri), 製薬 (seiyaku), やく (yaku)
    ドラッグソング
    doraggu songu
    drug song; song that is related to drugs, like the Beatles' "Tomorrow Never Knows"
    • 1995, Yoshimura Tatsuya, Sensei:
      まもなくマンソンは「食事(しょくじ)宿(やど)もセックスもドラッグもただで()(はい)る」ようになり、教祖的(きょうそてき)存在(そんざい)となった。
      Mamonaku Manson wa “shokuji mo yado mo sekkusu mo doraggu mo tada de te ni hairu” yō ni nari, kyōsoteki na sonzai to natta.
      Soon Manson’s “free food, free lodging, free sex, free drugs” turned him into a cult leader.
Derived terms
  • ドラッグストア (doraggu sutoa, drug store; chemist)
  • レイプドラッグ (reipu doraggu, date rape drug)
  • ()(けん)ドラッグ (kiken doraggu, dangerous drugs; designer drug; quasi-illegal drug)

Etymology 2

From English drag.

Noun

ドラッグ • (doraggu

  1. the act of dragging
    ドラッグアンドドロップdoraggu ando doroppudrag-and-drop

Verb

ドラッグする • (doraggu surusuru (stem ドラッグ (doraggu shi), past ドラッグした (doraggu shita))

  1. to drag (something)
Conjugation