Word Meaning 毒薬

どくやく dokuyaku

毒薬 is read as どくやく (dokuyaku) and means poison.

Meaning

English

  1. poison

Reading

Kana

どくやく

Romaji

dokuyaku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Antonyms 解毒剤,解毒薬 Rank 8014 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

毒薬変じて薬となる

どくやくへんじてくすりとなる

what is bad for you might end up good

解毒薬

げどくやく

antidote

消毒薬

しょうどくやく

disinfectant

毒薬条項

どくやくじょうこう

poison pill (anti-takeover measure)

上戸は毒を知らず下戸は薬を知らず

じょうごはどくをしらずげこはくすりをしらず

drinkers drink too much (and harm themselves in the process), nondrinkers drink too little (and miss out on the medicinal benefits of alcohol)

薬物中毒

やくぶつちゅうどく

drug addiction

薬毒

やくどく

poison in medicine

麻薬中毒

まやくちゅうどく

drug addiction

麻薬中毒者

まやくちゅうどくしゃ

drug addict

甲の薬は乙の毒

こうのくすりはおつのどく

one man's meat is another man's poison

どく

abusive language

Example Sentences

1

Effective use of disinfectant is an important subject in relation to infection control in hospitals.