菌
bacteria, fungus, germ

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

キン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

N/A

Stroke Order

11 / 11

Information

Grade:8
Strokes:11
JLPT:1
Frequency:1586

Vocabulary

キン

WordReadingMeaning
球菌キュウキンcoccus
抗菌コウキンantibacterial; antimicrobial
細菌サイキンbacterium; bacteria; germ
黴菌バイキンgerm; germs; bacteria; bug; something dirty or harmful; vermin
大腸菌ダイチョウキンEscherichia coli (E. coli); colon bacterium

Other

WordReadingMeaning
殺菌さっきんsterilization; sterilisation; disinfection; pasteurization
菌きのこmushroom
ばい菌ばいきんgerm; germs; bacteria; bug; something dirty or harmful; vermin
ばい菌バイキンgerm; germs; bacteria; bug; something dirty or harmful; vermin
菌きんfungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus

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