Illustration: Inside a Japanese reptile research facility, a trained specialist works behind a protective transparent barrier at a clean bench. A venomous snake’s exposed fangs release two small beads of liquid into a membrane-covered collection cup during a controlled extraction.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

毒どく

doku

poison, venom

Example sentences

  1. この魚さかなは毒どくがない。

    This fish is free from poison.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 毒どくが全身ぜんしんに回まわった。

    The poison has pervaded his whole system.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 庭にわの草くさに毒どくがあると聞きいて、すぐに抜ぬいた。

    I heard the plant in the garden was poisonous, so I pulled it out right away.

    Written by AI for Bebop

Kanji in 毒

  • 毒poison; virusOnドク

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