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Kanji Detail for 菌 - "bacteria, fungus, germ"

菌

  • Meaning

    菌 means "bacteria, fungus, germ."

    1. Bacteria - Microscopic organisms.

    2. Fungus - Mushrooms and related organisms.

    3. Germ - A microorganism causing disease.

  • Words using 菌

    • 細菌 さいきん Listen bacterium; bacteria; germ
    • 殺菌 さっきん Listen sterilization; sterilisation; disinfection
    • 抗菌 こうきん Listen antibacterial; antimicrobial
    • 球菌 きゅうきん Listen coccus
    • 大腸菌 だいちょうきん Listen Escherichia coli (E. coli); colon bacterium
    • 除菌 じょきん Listen disinfection; sterile filtration
    • ばい菌 ばいきん Listen germ; germs; bacteria

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    • Verified meaning: bacteria, fungus, germ
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    germ; fungus; bacteria

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    mushroom; germ, microbe

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    germ; bacteria; fungus; mold; Taiwan pr. [jun4]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    mushroom; bacteria, germ, microbe

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A type of cryptogamic plant. Shaped like an umbrella. Has a cap and stalk. Grows on mountains, in forest shade, and on dead wood. Many varieties. Has yellow, white, purple, brown and other colors. Non-poisonous ones are edible. | Microscopic plants. Those parasitic on rotting matter are called 黴菌 (mold). Those parasitic on filth and decay or on humans and animals are called 細菌 (bacteria).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    kin(キン) キン

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    11 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    艸 艹 (kusa・kusakammuri・soko)

  • Related Keywords

    bacteria fungus germ bacillus mold mushroom antibiotic contamination disease fermentation hygiene infection microbe microbiology microorganism mycology pathogen probiotics spore sterilization

Sentences including 菌

  • Are you taking lactic acid bacilli regularly?

  • Don't treat me like I am a disease.

  • I sterilize with utmost care.

  • This water is sterilized.

  • Rats carry the plague.

  • This milk is free from germs.

  • It is effective against bacterial infections.

  • Yeast makes dough rise.

  • Germs can cause sickness.

  • Bacteria are just tiny harmless cells.

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