Japanese symbol for “mycelium”
菌糸体
きんしたい
Romaji: kinshitai
mycelium
In Japanese, mycelium is 菌糸体, read きんしたい (kinshitai).
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
- n mycelium
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 細菌 | さいきん saikin | bacterium; bacteria; germ |
| 殺菌 | さっきん sakkin | sterilization; sterilisation; disinfection |
| 無菌 | むきん mukin | sterilised; sterilized; sterile |
| 抗菌 | こうきん koukin | antibacterial; antimicrobial |
| 大腸菌 | だいちょうきん daichoukin | Escherichia coli (E. coli) |
| 球菌 | きゅうきん kyuukin | coccus |
| 毛糸 | けいと keito | knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn |
| 糸口 | いとぐち itoguchi | beginning; start; first step |
| 全体 | ぜんたい zentai | whole; entirety |
See also: Chinese symbol for “mycelium”.
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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