Japanese Word Entry

毒々しい
Kana:どくどくしい
Romaji:dokudokushii
Definitions:
  1. poisonous, venomous, poisonous-looking

  2. hateful, detestable, loathsome, odious, sickening

  3. gaudy, garish, heavy, gross

Alternative form:
  • 毒毒しい 【 どくどくしい (dokudokushii) 】


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Chinese characters used in this word

poison, virus, venom, germ, harm, injury, spite, poisonous
Readings
Mandarin: ㄉㄨˊ (dú), ㄉㄞˋ (dài)
Cantonese: duk6
Japanese: ドク (doku)、 トク (toku) / そこなう (sokonau)、 わるい (warui)
Korean: 독 (dog)
Vietnamese: độc, đốc