毒 - N2 Kanji

Meaning of 毒意味

poison, virus, venom, germ, harm, injury, spite

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毒 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI　音読み

KUNYOMI　訓読み

ドク doku

Examples

この魚は毒がない。

This fish is free from poison.

甲の薬は乙の毒。

One man’s medicine is another man’s poison.

毒が全身に回った。

The poison has pervaded his whole system.

彼はまちがって毒を飲んだ。

He took poison by mistake.

彼は毒を飲んで自殺した。

He killed himself by taking poison.

毒を以て毒を制す。

Diamond cuts diamond.

毒を以て毒を制す。

Diamond cuts diamond.

この薬は、本来毒である。

This medicine is a poison by nature.

この透明な液体には毒が含まれている。

This transparent liquid contains poison.

彼女は毒を飲んで自殺した。

She killed herself by taking poison.

Back to list JLPT N2 Kanji 16

叫 shout, exclaim, yell

拝 worship, adore, pray to

氷 icicle, ice, hail, freeze, congeal

乾 drought, dry, dessicate, drink up, heaven, emperor

棒 rod, stick, cane, pole, club, line