noun
protection against poison; warding off poison
Refers to measures, charms, or items that protect against poison or venom, often in traditional or folk contexts.
このお守りは毒除けのご利益があると言われている。
This charm is said to have the benefit of protection against poison.
山に入るときは毒除けに蛇よけの鈴を持っていく。
When going into the mountains, I take a snake-repelling bell as protection against venom.
虫除け means insect repellent or protection against bugs, while 毒除け specifically targets poison or venom.
蛇除け is protection against snakes, often overlapping with 毒除け when referring to venomous snakes.
Compound of 毒 (doku, 'poison') and 除け (yoke, 'warding off', the nominalized stem of 除ける). The spelling 毒除け uses the kanji 除, while 毒よけ is a common mixed kana-kanji variant.