毒気
also: どっけ · どくけ · どくき
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Meanings
1
poisonous air; poisonous gas; toxic fumes
Only with reading どっき
Refers to harmful airborne substances. Reading is restricted to どっき.
Poisonous gas was emitted by the volcanic eruption.
2
poisonous ingredient; toxic nature; toxicity
Only with reading どっけ / どくけ
Describes the inherent poisonous quality of a substance. Usually read どっけ or どくけ.
The toxicity of this plant does not disappear even when heated.
3
Figurative use for a person's venomous attitude. Often appears in the phrase 毒気を抜かれる (to be overwhelmed by someone's malice).
His words were full of malice and unpleasant to hear.
That person's spite really gets to me.
Expressions
- 毒気を抜かれるbe taken aback; be dumbfounded