菌 — kanji meaning “germ”
菌
germ, fungus, bacteria
- Meanings
- germ, fungus, bacteria
- On'yomi
- キン (kin)
- Kun'yomi
- —
- Strokes
- 11
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1586 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 140
- Chinese reading
- jùn, jūn — Chinese character page
Words with 菌
| 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 |
| 病原菌 | びょうげんきん byougenkin | pathogenic bacteria; germ; pathogen |
| 乳酸菌 | にゅうさんきん nyuusankin | lactic-acid bacilli |
| 雑菌 | ざっきん zakkin | microorganisms; saprophyte; saprophytic bacteria |
| 菌類 | きんるい kinrui | fungus; fungi |
| ばい菌 | ばいきん baikin | germ; germs; bacteria |
| 滅菌 | めっきん mekkin | sterilization; sterilisation |
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