Word Meaning 薬毒

やくどく yakudoku

薬毒 is read as やくどく (yakudoku) and means poison in medicine.

Meaning

English

poison in medicine

Reading

Kana

やくどく

Romaji

yakudoku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 137945 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

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薬物中毒

やくぶつちゅうどく

drug addiction

麻薬中毒

まやくちゅうどく

drug addiction

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

毒薬

どくやく

poison

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)

解毒薬

げどくやく

antidote

消毒薬

しょうどくやく

disinfectant

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

毒にも薬にもならない

どくにもくすりにもならない

harmless but pointless

毒薬条項

どくやくじょうこう

poison pill (anti-takeover measure)

麻薬中毒者

まやくちゅうどくしゃ

drug addict

薬効

やっこう

medical efficacy