How to say "alcoholic" in Japanese

• アルコホリック
  nounCovers 'alcoholic' in the clinical sense of a person dependent on alcohol, or 'alcoholism'. It is a less common loanword, so it is seldom the everyday word you want; contexts are medical or formal discussions.
• アル中アルちゅうCommon
  nounCovers 'alcoholic' in the sense of a drunkard, someone who habitually drinks too much. Colloquial and common, it fits casual conversation, e.g. talking about a heavy drinker among acquaintances.

Use 「アル中」 for a habitual drunkard in casual speech; 「アルコホリック」 is a less common loanword for the medical/clinical sense of alcoholic or alcoholism.

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• アルコホリックalcoholic
• アル中アルちゅうalcoholic