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Japanese symbol for “detoxification”

Romaji: gedoku
detoxification; counteracting poison; neutralizing poison

In Japanese, detoxification is , read (gedoku).

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, vi, vs detoxification; counteracting poison; neutralizing poison (med)

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

unravel, notes, key
on: カイ、ゲ
kun: と.く、と.かす、と.ける、ほど.く
13 strokes · JLPT 2
poison, virus, venom
on: ドク
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “detoxification”

WordReadingMeaning
むどくか mudokukadetoxification
むがいか mugaikadetoxification; (toxic waste) treatment

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
りかい rikaiunderstanding; comprehension; appreciation
かいけつ kaiketsusettlement; solution; resolution
かいせつ kaisetsuexplanation; commentary; exposition
かいさん kaisanbreaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd)
かいほう kaihourelease; unleashing; liberation
かいじょ kaijotermination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding
ちゅうどく chuudokupoisoning
しょうどく shoudokudisinfection; sterilization; sterilisation

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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