also: どくばり
noun
Refers to the stinger of an insect or animal that injects venom, or the act of stinging.
ハチの毒針には毒が含まれている。
A bee's stinger contains venom.
毒針を刺されたらすぐに病院に行ってください。
If you get stung, go to the hospital immediately.
noun
poisoned needle
Only with reading どくばり
A needle that has been coated with poison, often in historical or fictional contexts. Restricted to the reading どくばり.
忍者の武器として毒ばりが使われた。
Poisoned needles were used as ninja weapons.
Compound of 毒 (doku, 'poison') and 針 (shin/hari, 'needle'). The reading どくしん uses the on'yomi for both characters, while どくばり mixes on'yomi and kun'yomi.