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

菌

Jōyō Kanji

JLPT N1

Meaning
菌 means "bacteria, fungus, germ."
1. Bacteria - Microscopic organisms.
2. Fungus - Mushrooms and related organisms.
3. Germ - A microorganism causing disease.
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

kin(きん)
Kunyomi

kinoko(きのこ)

take(たけ)
Strokes

11 strokes
Radical

艸艹 (kusa・kusakammuri・soko)
Related Keywords
bacteria fungus germ microbe mushroom mold yeast organism microbial pathogen virus spore culture fermentation microorganism biology science nature life