Meaning

Primary

Poison Gas

Word Type

noun

Explanation

Poison Gas is a nasty thing. It is poison gas.

Reading

どくがす
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)
どくガス
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading is the same as the kanji it comes from. The ガス is of course "gas."

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 毒ガスを使う

    to use poison gas

    毒ガスを作る

    to make poison gas

    毒ガスを使用する

    to utilize poison gas

Context Sentences

彼のオナラはいつも毒ガスのようにくさい。

His farts always smell like poison gas.

毒ガスまかれるかもしれないんで、マスクをつけてるんです。

I wear a mask because poison gas might be released.

毒ガスは第一次世界大戦で使われ始めたらしいです。

I read that poison gas was first used in World War I.

Kanji Composition