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菌

germ
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Readings

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JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. germRtK
    私の知る限り、この化学薬品は細菌の繁殖を防ぐだろう。To my knowledge, this chemical will prevent germs from breeding.tatoeba
    細菌は小さすぎて我々の眼には見えない。Germs are too tiny for our eyes to see.tatoeba
  2. fungus
  3. bacteria
  1. bacterium
  2. bacillus

Synonyms

細菌菌類

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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flowers (艹) · pent in (囗) · wheat (禾) · cereal (禾)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 985

Compound words

球菌きゅうきん
coccus
抗菌こうきん
antibacterial; antimicrobial
細菌さいきん
bacterium; bacteria; germ
殺菌さっきん
sterilization; sterilisation; disinfection; pasteurization
無菌むきん
sterilised; sterilized; sterile; pasteurised; pasteurized
除菌じょきん
disinfection; sterile filtration
ばい菌ばいきん
germ; germs; bacteria; bug; something dirty or harmful
大腸菌だいちょうきん
Escherichia coli (E. coli); colon bacterium
菌糸きんし
fungal filament
菌毒きんどく
mushroom poison
菌類きんるい
fungus
麹菌こうじきん
koji mold (Aspergillus oryzae)
淋菌りんきん
gonococcus (Neisseria gonorrhoeae)
杆菌かんきん
bacillus
桿菌かんきん
bacillus
痳菌りんきん
gonococcus (Neisseria gonorrhoeae)
癩菌らいきん
Mycobacterium leprae
銹菌さびきん
rust (fungus)
黴菌ばいきん
germ
汚染菌おせんきん
contaminant
化膿菌かのうきん
pyogenic bacteria
抗菌性こうきんせい
antibacterial
抗真菌こうしんきん
antifungal
酵母菌こうぼきん
yeast fungus

Additional Examples

細菌は顕微鏡の力を借りて初めて見られる。
Germs can only be seen with the aid of a microscope.tatoeba
細菌が病気を引き起こすことがある。
Germs can cause sickness.tatoeba

Stroke Order

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