Japanese symbol for “sterilization”
殺菌
さっきん
Romaji: sakkin
sterilization; sterilisation; disinfection; pasteurization
In Japanese, sterilization is 殺菌, read さっきん (sakkin).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt sterilization; sterilisation; disinfection; pasteurization
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “sterilization”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 消毒 | しょうどく shoudoku | disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation |
| 去勢 | きょせい kyosei | castration; neutering; gelding |
| 滅菌 | めっきん mekkin | sterilization; sterilisation |
| 断種 | だんしゅ danshu | sterilization; sterilisation; castration |
| 不妊手術 | ふにんしゅじゅつ funinshujutsu | sterilization (operation); sterilisation |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 殺人 | さつじん satsujin | murder; homicide; manslaughter |
| 自殺 | じさつ jisatsu | suicide |
| 殺す | ころす korosu | to kill; to slay; to murder |
| 暗殺 | あんさつ ansatsu | assassination |
| 虐殺 | ぎゃくさつ gyakusatsu | slaughter; massacre |
| 殺し | ころし koroshi | murder; killing; murderer |
| 細菌 | さいきん saikin | bacterium; bacteria; germ |
| 無菌 | むきん mukin | sterilised; sterilized; sterile |
See also: Chinese symbol for “sterilization”.
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