WORD DETAIL
猛毒
もうどく
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
猛毒, readもうどく, denotes an extremely potent poison capable of causing grave harm. - Basic usage: It appears on a hazardous-container warning and in cautions about the toxin carried by a dangerous creature.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Extremely strong toxicity
- It denotes extremely potent poison marked by a warning or carried by a dangerous creature. In the second example, the word names the toxin rather than the creature itself.