毒
Poison
Meanings
Poison, Virus, Venom, Germ, Harm, Injury, Spite
On'yomi
どく
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Stroke order
毒 is written in 8 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
毒 (Poison) is taught on WaniKani at level 15 and appears in the JLPT N2 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 4 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #1419 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 8 strokes.
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