依存症

addiction

i s õ̞ ɰ̃ ɕ o̞ː
依存 dependence, reliance + illness; disorder
noun Rare #27,528
addiction A condition of being dependent on a substance or activity; often used in terms such as アルコール依存症 (alcohol addiction).
JA: 彼はアルコール依存症を治すために病院へ通っている。
EN: He goes to the hospital to treat his alcohol addiction.

トムはかつて薬物依存症だった

Tom used to be addicted to drugs.

トムってコーヒー依存症だよね

Tom's addicted to coffee, isn't he?

依存症かも

I might be addicted.

— Hoje Eu Quero Voltar Sozinho (2014)

いいえ夫は先生の処方依存症になった

No, my husband became addicted because of the doctor’s prescription.

— 落下の解剖学 (2023)

彼女の夫はひどい麻薬依存症

Her husband is severely addicted to drugs.

トムアルコール依存症なの

Is Tom an alcoholic?