Meaning of 毒菌(どくきん) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 毒菌

Kana Reading どくきん

Romaji dokukin

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

poison mushroom

Examples of 毒菌, どくきん in a sentence

シロオニタケは毒菌だけど、存在感があって好きだなあ。

Shiroonitake is a poisonous mushroom but it has real presence, and I like it.
収量が多いからといって尊いとは思わないが、ドカンと発生していると、毒菌でもうれしいもんだ。

I don't think that they are valuable just because they have a large crop, but I'm glad when they sprout in great numbers - even when they are poison mushrooms.

Related Kanji

菌 JLPT 1

11 strokes

germ, fungus, bacteria

On'Yomi: キン

Kun'Yomi:

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毒 JLPT 2

8 strokes

poison, virus, venom, germ, harm, injury, spite

On'Yomi: ドク

Kun'Yomi:

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