JLPT N3 · Noun

毒 (doku)

毒 (どく, doku) is a Japanese noun meaning “poison; toxicant”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: どく
Romaji: doku
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

poison; toxicant; venom · noun
harm; evil influence · noun
ill will; spite; malice · noun
abusive language · noun · abbreviation

Example sentences

この魚は毒がない。

This fish is free from poison.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 毒

poison, virus, venomドク · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 毒.

気の毒きのどくpitiful消毒しょうどくdisinfectionお気の毒におきのどくにmy sympathies中毒ちゅうどくpoisoning

Source: JMdict entry 1455500 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.