Kanji Detail for 黴 - "mold, moldy, syphilis"

黴

Non-Jōyō Kanji

Meaning
黴 means "mold, moldy, syphilis."
1. Mold - A type of fungus that grows on surfaces.
2. Moldy - To develop mold.
3. Syphilis - A type of venereal disease.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

mold; mildew

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

mold, mildew; bacteria, fungi

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

variant of 霉[mei2]

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

bacteria, fungi, mold

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

The lowest type of plant. Also called mold fungi. Its spores scatter everywhere. When they land in warm, moist places, they grow very rapidly. When first growing, the stems are white silk threads. When mature, the stem tips show buds in red, green, yellow, and black colors. When parasitizing other objects, they often absorb nutrients and easily cause rot. However, wine brewing, sauce making, and other fermentation processes all rely on these mold fungi. The quality of taste also differs according to the type of fungus.
Onyomi

bai(ばい)

bi(び)

mai(まい)
Kunyomi

kabi

kabiru
Strokes

23 strokes
Radical

黒黑 (kuro)
Related Keywords
mold type fungus grows surfaces moldy develop syphilis venereal disease