毒

poison, virus, venom, germ, harm, injury, spite

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ドク

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

N/A

Stroke Order

8 / 8

Information

Grade:5

Strokes:8

JLPT:N2

Frequency:1419

Vocabulary

ドク

Word	Reading	Meaning
消毒	ショウドク	disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
中毒	チュウドク	poisoning; addiction
毒性	ドクセイ	toxicity; virulence; toxic; virulent; poisonous
毒薬	ドクヤク	poison
有毒	ユウドク	poisonous; toxic

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
気の毒	きのどく	pitiful; unfortunate; poor; miserable; wretched; unpardonable; regrettable
毒	どく	poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite; malice; abusive language
毒ガス	どくガス	poison gas
お気の毒	おきのどく	I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
鉛中毒	なまりちゅうどく	lead poisoning

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