opium in Japanese
opium in Japanese is 阿片, オピウム, 鴉片 — opium means an addictive narcotic drug made from the dried sap of the opium poppy, containing morphine and other alkaloids.
opium in Japanese
阿片
Pronounced: ahen
(uncountable) A yellow-brown, addictive narcotic drug obtained from the dried juice of unripe pods of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, and containing alkaloids such as morphine, codeine, and papaverine.
オピウム
Pronounced: opiumu
(uncountable) A yellow-brown, addictive narcotic drug obtained from the dried juice of unripe pods of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, and containing alkaloids such as morphine, codeine, and papaverine.
鴉片
Pronounced: ahen
(uncountable) A yellow-brown, addictive narcotic drug obtained from the dried juice of unripe pods of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, and containing alkaloids such as morphine, codeine, and papaverine.
What does "opium" mean?
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noun An addictive narcotic drug made from the dried sap of the opium poppy, containing morphine and other alkaloids.
"Opium was widely used as a painkiller before modern medicine developed safer alternatives."
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noun Something that dulls the mind or distracts people from harsh realities, used figuratively.
"Karl Marx famously called religion the "opium of the people.""
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opium in a sentence
- Opium was widely used as a painkiller before modern medicine developed safer alternatives.
- Karl Marx famously called religion the "opium of the people."
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What is "opium" in Japanese?
"opium" in Japanese is 阿片, オピウム, 鴉片. opium means: An addictive narcotic drug made from the dried sap of the opium poppy, containing morphine and other alkaloids.
How do you pronounce 阿片?
"opium" in Japanese is 阿片, pronounced "ahen".
How do you use "opium" in a sentence?
Example: "Opium was widely used as a painkiller before modern medicine developed safer alternatives." In Japanese, "opium" is 阿片, オピウム, 鴉片.
Are there other ways to say "opium" in Japanese?
Yes — Japanese has 3 translations listed for "opium": 阿片, オピウム, 鴉片.
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