Japanese symbol for “microbiology”

微生物学

びせいぶつがく

Romaji: biseibutsugaku

microbiology

In Japanese, microbiology is 微生物学, read びせいぶつがく (biseibutsugaku).

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Meanings

adj-no, n microbiology

Kanji and stroke order

微

delicate, minuteness, insignificance

on: ビ
kun: かす.か

13 strokes · JLPT 1

生

life, genuine, birth

on: セイ、ショウ
kun: い.きる、い.かす、い.ける、う.まれる

5 strokes · JLPT 4

物

thing, object, matter

on: ブツ、モツ
kun: もの、もの-

8 strokes · JLPT 3

学

study, learning, science

on: ガク
kun: まな.ぶ

8 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
微妙	びみょう bimyou	subtle; delicate; fine
顕微鏡	けんびきょう kenbikyou	microscope
微笑	びしょう bishou	smile
微生物	びせいぶつ biseibutsu	microbe; germ
微熱	びねつ binetsu	slight fever
微小	びしょう bishou	microscopic
生活	せいかつ seikatsu	life; living
先生	せんせい sensei	teacher; instructor; master
動物	どうぶつ doubutsu	animal
学校	がっこう gakkou	school

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.