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Japanese symbol for “antidote”

Romaji: dokukeshi
antidote

In Japanese, antidote is , read (dokukeshi).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n antidote

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

poison, virus, venom
on: ドク
8 strokes · JLPT 2
extinguish, blow out, turn off
on: ショウ
kun: き.える、け.す
10 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “antidote”

WordReadingMeaning
げどくざい gedokuzaiantidote
げどくやく gedokuyakuantidote
アンチドート anchidootoantidote
ちゅうわざい chuuwazaineutralizer; neutraliser; counteractive

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ちゅうどく chuudokupoisoning
しょうどく shoudokudisinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
きのどく kinodokupitiful; unfortunate; poor
しょくちゅうどく shokuchuudokufood poisoning
ゆうどく yuudokupoisonous; toxic
どくせい dokuseitoxicity; virulence
しょうひ shouhiconsumption; expenditure; spending
かいしょう kaishoucancellation; liquidation; resolution

See also: Chinese symbol for “antidote”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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