JLPT N3 · Treatment & medicine

消毒

しょうどく

disinfection

Stroke order of 消毒

2 characters, 18 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

消 · 10 strokes毒 · 8 strokes

Memory trick

Making poison 毒 vanish 消.

Parts: 消 erase + 毒 poison

Example sentence

傷を消毒してください。

きずをしょうどくしてください。

Please disinfect the wound.

Words with 消

消すto erase; to turn off 消えるto disappear; to go out 消防署fire station 消費税consumption tax 消費consumption 消費者consumer 取り消すto cancel 消極的passive

Words with 毒

気の毒pitiful; unfortunate

More words: Treatment & medicine

治療medical treatment 処方箋prescription 予防prevention 包帯bandage 手当てmedical care; treatment 錠剤tablet; pill 副作用side effect 効くto be effective 飲み薬oral medicine 目薬eye drops 健診health checkup 点滴IV drip 予防接種vaccination

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