Vocabulary

What does 毒 (どく, doku) mean?

毒 (どく, doku) means poison.

Quick facts
Readingどく
Romajidoku
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
どく
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommondoku

poison

  1. 1noun poison; toxicant; venom
  2. 2noun harm; evil influence
  3. 3noun ill will; spite; malice
  4. 4noun abusive language

Example sentences

  • Cigarettes are poison for your body, you know.

  • This mushroom is poisonous.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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