Japanese symbol for “staphylococcus”
葡萄状球菌
ぶどうじょうきゅうきん
Romaji: budoujoukyuukin
staphylococcus
In Japanese, staphylococcus is 葡萄状球菌, read ぶどうじょうきゅうきん (budoujoukyuukin).
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Meanings
- n staphylococcus
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “staphylococcus”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ブドウ球菌 | ブドウきゅうきん budoukyuukin | staphylococcus |
| スタフィロコッカス | スタフィロコッカス sutafirokokkasu | staphylococcus |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 葡萄 | ぶどう budou | grape; grapevine |
| 山葡萄 | やまぶどう yamabudou | crimson glory vine (species of grapevine, Vitis Coignetiae) |
| 葡語 | ぽご pogo | Portuguese (language) |
| 葡萄牙 | ポルトガル porutogaru | Portugal |
| 葡萄棚 | ぶどうだな budoudana | grapevine trellis |
| 赤葡萄酒 | あかぶどうしゅ akabudoushu | red wine |
| 白葡萄酒 | しろぶどうしゅ shirobudoushu | white wine |
| 状態 | じょうたい joutai | state; condition; situation |
| 地球 | ちきゅう chikyuu | Earth; the globe |
| 細菌 | さいきん saikin | bacterium; bacteria; germ |
See also: Chinese symbol for “staphylococcus”.
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