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ๆฏ’

Poison, Toxic

JLPT N2

Interesting Fact

Japan is home to the poisonous pufferfish (ใตใ). Only licensed chefs are allowed to prepare it because improperly prepared fugu contains deadly poison.

Memory Trick

Imagine a bottle with a skull-and-crossbones warning label. That dangerous poison helps you remember ๆฏ’ means 'poison.'

Readings

Onyomi: ใƒ‰ใ‚ฏ (doku)

Kunyomi:

Example Words

ๆฏ’
ใฉใ (doku)
Poison
ๆฏ’่–ฌ
ใฉใใ‚„ใ (dokuyaku)
Poison
ๆœ‰ๆฏ’
ใ‚†ใ†ใฉใ (yuudoku)
Poisonous
ไธญๆฏ’
ใกใ‚…ใ†ใฉใ (chuudoku)
Poisoning, Addiction

Example Sentence

ใใฎ ๆค็‰ฉ ใฏ ๆฏ’ ใŒ ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚

ใใฎ ใ—ใ‚‡ใใถใค ใฏ ใฉใ ใŒ ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚

sono shokubutsu wa doku ga arimasu

That plant is poisonous.

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