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Japanese symbol for “microbiota”

Romaji: biseibutsusou
microbiota

In Japanese, microbiota is , read (biseibutsusou).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n microbiota
  2. n microbiome

Kanji and stroke order

delicate, minuteness, insignificance
on: ビ
kun: かす.か
13 strokes · JLPT 1
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
thing, object, matter
on: ブツ、モツ
kun: もの、もの-
8 strokes · JLPT 3
plexus, clump of bushes, thicket
on: ソウ、ス
kun: くさむら、むら.がる、むら
18 strokes

Other Japanese words for “microbiota”

WordReadingMeaning
さいきんそう saikinsoubacterial flora; microbiota
マイクロバイオータ maikurobaiootamicrobiota

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
びみょう bimyousubtle; delicate; fine
けんびきょう kenbikyoumicroscope
びしょう bishousmile
びせいぶつ biseibutsumicrobe; germ
びねつ binetsuslight fever
びしょう bishoumicroscopic
せいかつ seikatsulife; living
せんせい senseiteacher; instructor; master
どうぶつ doubutsuanimal
そうしょ soushoseries (of publications); library (set of books)

See also: Chinese symbol for “microbiota”.

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.

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