黴 — kanji meaning “mold”
黴
mold, mildew
- Meanings
- mold, mildew
- On'yomi
- バイ (bai)、ビ (bi)、マイ (mai)、ミ (mi)
- Kun'yomi
- かび、かび.る、か.びる
- Strokes
- 23
- Classical radical
- 203
- Chinese reading
- méi — Chinese character page
Words with 黴
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 黴びる | かびる kabiru | to get moldy (mouldy); to get musty; to develop mildew |
| 壷黴 | つぼかび tsubokabi | chytrid (any simple, algaelike fungi of order Chytridiales) |
| 毛黴 | けかび kekabi | mucor |
| 赤パン黴 | あかパンかび akapankabi | Neurospora crassa (species of red bread mould) |
| 紅麹黴 | べにこうじかび benikoujikabi | Monascus purpureus (species of mold); ang-khak |
| 黴パン | カビパン kabipan | mouldy bread |
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