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毒
Poison, Toxic
JLPT N2
Interesting Fact
Japan is home to the poisonous pufferfish (ふぐ). Only licensed chefs are allowed to prepare it because improperly prepared fugu contains deadly poison.
Memory Trick
Imagine a bottle with a skull-and-crossbones warning label. That dangerous poison helps you remember 毒 means 'poison.'
Readings
Onyomi: ドク (doku)
Kunyomi:
Example Words
毒
どく (doku)
Poison
毒薬
どくやく (dokuyaku)
Poison
有毒
ゆうどく (yuudoku)
Poisonous
中毒
ちゅうどく (chuudoku)
Poisoning, Addiction
Example Sentence
その 植物 は 毒 が あります。
その しょくぶつ は どく が あります。
sono shokubutsu wa doku ga arimasu
That plant is poisonous.