How to say "doping" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbCovers doping in sports: the illegal use of drugs or substances to enhance athletic performance. This is the word you want for news about athletes failing doping tests and related scandals.
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbRefers to doping in the semiconductor sense: deliberately adding impurities to a semiconductor to change its electrical properties. A technical, less common word, seldom the right choice outside electronics contexts.
Use 「ドーピング」 for doping in the sports sense (illicit performance enhancement); 「ドープ」 is the term for doping in the semiconductor sense and is a less common, technical word.
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