Japanese symbol for “poison”
毒
どく
Romaji: doku
poison; toxicant; venom
In Japanese, poison is 毒, read どく (doku).
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
- n poison; toxicant; venom
- n harm; evil influence
- n ill will; spite; malice
- n abusive language
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “poison”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 毒薬 | どくやく dokuyaku | poison |
| 毒物 | どくぶつ dokubutsu | poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison |
| ポイズン | ポイズン poizun | poison |
| 害毒 | がいどく gaidoku | harm; evil; poison |
| 毒害 | どくがい dokugai | poison |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 中毒 | ちゅうどく chuudoku | poisoning |
| 消毒 | しょうどく shoudoku | disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation |
| 気の毒 | きのどく kinodoku | pitiful; unfortunate; poor |
| 食中毒 | しょくちゅうどく shokuchuudoku | food poisoning |
| 有毒 | ゆうどく yuudoku | poisonous; toxic |
| 毒性 | どくせい dokusei | toxicity; virulence |
See also: Chinese symbol for “poison”.
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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