# 毒 — poison

毒 means “poison”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: ドク (doku). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 毒 (doku, “poison; toxicant”).

- Meaning: poison
- On'yomi: ドク (doku)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Body & health 2

## How to remember 毒

Parts: 王 king · 毋 do not

## Words with 毒

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 毒 | どく (doku) | poison; toxicant |

## More in the “Body & health 2” set

[胸](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/chest/) · [腕](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/arm/) · [肩](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/shoulder/) · [疲](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/tired/) · [腹](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/belly/) · [乳](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/milk/) · [腰](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/lower-back/) · [眠](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/doze/) · [毒](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/poison/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/poison/. Last updated 2026-11-01.