毒

poison; virus; venom; germ; harm; injury; spite

8 strokes. Taught in grade 5. Newspaper frequency rank 1419.

Readings

• ドク (on reading): 毒 (どく) poison; 気の毒 (きのどく) pitiful

Components

• 龶
• 毋
• 二 radical two
• 亠 radical lid
• 土 radical earth
• 毋 radical mother; do not
• 母 radical mother

Kanji containing 毒

• 纛 flag

Words using 毒

• 毒 (どく) poison
• 気の毒 (きのどく) pitiful
• 中毒 (ちゅうどく) poisoning
• 毒性 (どくせい) toxicity
• 食中毒 (しょくちゅうどく) food poisoning

223 words in all.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists