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Japanese symbol for “toxicity”

Romaji: dokusei
toxicity; virulence

In Japanese, toxicity is , read (dokusei).

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 toxicity; virulence
  2. adj-no toxic; virulent; poisonous

Kanji and stroke order

poison, virus, venom
on: ドク
8 strokes · JLPT 2
sex, gender, nature
on: セイ、ショウ
kun: さが
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “toxicity”

WordReadingMeaning
どくしつ dokushitsutoxic property; toxicity
ゆうがいせい yuugaiseiharmfulness; toxicity
どっき dokkipoisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; toxicity

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
じょせい joseiwoman; female
だんせい danseiman; male
せいかく seikakucharacter (of a person); personality; disposition

See also: Chinese symbol for “toxicity”.

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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