JLPT N2 · 8 strokes
Kanji 毒: "poison, virus, venom"
The kanji 毒 means "poison, virus, venom, germ, harm, injury". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read ドク in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ドク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | poison, virus, venom, germ, harm, injury |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 1419 of 2,501 |
Common words with 毒
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 毒poison; toxicant; venom · harm; evil influence
- 気の毒pitiful; unfortunate; poor; miserable · unpardonable; regrettable
- 消毒disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
- 毒づくto curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
- 中毒poisoning · addiction
- 猛毒deadly poison
- お気の毒I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
- 毒殺killing by poisoning; killing with poison; poisoning (to death)
- 毒物poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
- 毒々しいpoisonous; venomous; poisonous-looking · hateful; detestable; loathsome; odious
- 毒舌wicked tongue; sharp tongue; abusive language
- 解毒detoxification; counteracting poison; neutralizing poison
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