毒薬

See also: 毒藥 and 毒药

Japanese

Kanji in this term
毒	薬
どく Grade: 5	やく Grade: 3
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
毒藥 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 毒(どく) (doku, “poison”) + 薬(やく) (yaku, “drug”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [do̞kɯ̟ᵝja̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

毒(どく)薬(やく) • (dokuyaku) 

1. poison; poisonous drug

Derived terms

• 毒(どく)薬(やく)条(じょう)項(こう) (dokuyaku jōkō, “poison pill”)