毒
- Kanji
- 毒
- Level
- N2
- Meaning
- poison, venom
- On'yomi
- ドク
- Strokes
- 8
- Common compounds
毒物 (どくぶつ) poisonous substance 毒薬 (どくやく) poison (medicine) 消毒 (しょうどく) disinfection
- Memory hook
The top part looks like 'grow' or 'flourish' (生) with an extra stroke, and the bottom is 'mother' (母). Imagine a mother (母) growing (生) something harmful, or a plant (生) that's poisonous (毒) to the mother.