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毒

Kanji 毒: meaning "poison", readings, stroke order

The kanji 毒 means "poison". On'yomi: ドク; kun'yomi: —. JLPT N2 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
poison
On'yomi
ドク
Kun'yomi
—
Strokes
8
Level
JLPT N2
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 毒

  • 気の毒 きのどく — pitiful, a pity
  • 毒 どく — poison, toxicant
  • お気の毒に おきのどくに — I'm sorry to hear that…
  • 消毒 しょうどく — disinfection
  • 中毒 ちゅうどく — poisoning

Stroke order · 8 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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