Japanese symbol for “poisoned”

毒入り

どくいり

Romaji: dokuiri

poisoned

In Japanese, poisoned is 毒入り, read どくいり (dokuiri).

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Meanings

adj-no poisoned

Kanji and stroke order

毒

poison, virus, venom

on: ドク

8 strokes · JLPT 2

入

enter, insert

on: ニュウ、ジュ
kun: い.る、-い.る、-い.り、い.れる

2 strokes · JLPT 4

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
購入	こうにゅう kounyuu	purchase; buying
導入	どうにゅう dounyuu	introduction; bringing in; installation

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