ちゅうどく
Meanings
Noun
1. 有害な物が生体の中に入ることにより、機能障害を引き起こすこと。毒に中ること。
2. 依存症。
Kanji used
in
poison
Pitch accent
ちゅ
うどく
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Composed of
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
① 生物の体内に入ると、その生命活動に障害を生じさせる物質。毒薬。② ためにならないもの。害悪。③ 人前での遠慮のない批判。言動から感じられる悪意。
Used in vocabulary (37 in total)
addict; junkie; substance abuser
poisonous; toxic; addictiveness
alcoholism; alcohol addiction; enomania; alcohol poisoning; alcohol intoxication
medicinal poisoning; chemical poisoning; drug poisoning; drug addiction
death from poisoning
addiction to the printed word; reading addict; book (print) junkie
nicotinism; nicotine addiction; nicotine poisoning
acute poisoning; acute intoxication
pre-eclampsia; (formerly) toxemia of pregnancy
chronic addiction; chronic intoxication
morphinism; morphine addiction; morphine poisoning
lead poisoning (from old-fashioned white makeup powder)
pufferfish poisoning
botulism food poisoning
Examples (4 in total)
I'm a TV addict.
Tom is a heroin addict.
He's addicted to junk food.