How to say 'Poison' in Japanese | 毒

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The Japanese word for Poison is 'Doku', written as 毒 in Japanese.'Poison' in hiragana is どく.

word

毒

Meaning

Poison

Reading

どく

doku

Kanji

毒Poison

Explanation

The Japanese noun '毒 (どく)' means 'poison'. It refers to a substance that can cause illness, injury, or death when introduced into or absorbed by a living organism. This word is often used in both literal and metaphorical contexts. For example: this mushroom is poisonous「このキノコは毒です」(このきのこはどくです). His words were like poison「彼の言葉は毒のようだった」(かれのことばはどくのようだった). In some contexts, '毒' can also imply something harmful or detrimental, even if not literally poisonous.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

5509

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 毒

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

毒

Meaning

Poison

Words Related to 毒 Through the Kanji 毒

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 毒 as well.

word

消毒

Meaning

Disinfection

word

気の毒

Meaning

Pitiful

word

中毒

Meaning

Addiction

word

有毒

Meaning

Poisonous

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'Doku' means 'Poison' .

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