Quick answer
毒 is the kanji for "Poison". Its reading is どく (doku). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
Poison
Also : Harm · Venom · Toxin · Spite
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
8 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 毒 represents 'POISON'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of poison.
On-reading: どく — remember this sound by associating it with poison.
Example Sentences
この植物には毒があるので、食べないように注意してください。
このしょくぶつにはどくがあるので、たべないようにちゅういしてください。
This plant is poisonous, so please be careful not to eat it.
毒を食わらば皿まで、という言葉があります。
どくをくわらばさらまで、ということばがあります。
There's a saying: 'Once you've started something, see it through to the end.'
Vocabulary using 毒
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jun 11, 2026
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