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What is the Kanji for "Fungus" and "Bacteria"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Fungus" and "Bacteria", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Fungus" and "Bacteria" is "".

This kanji has 1 reading:

Its onyomi reading is "Kin".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The radical "艹" means "Grass" . And The component "囷" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "" mean in japanese?

"" means "Fungus" and "Bacteria".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Senior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N1 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

: "Germ" or "Bacteria". The Japanese noun '菌 (きん)' refers to either a 'germ' or 'bacteria'. It is used to describe microscopic, single-celled organisms that can cause disease or infections in living things. Examples: The doctor said I have a bacterial infection - (医者は私に細菌感染があると言いました). There are many different types of germs - (さまざまな種類の菌がいます).

細菌: "Bacteria". The Japanese noun '細菌 (さいきん)' refers to microscopic single-celled organisms that can only be seen under a microscope. Bacteria are found everywhere in the environment and can be either harmful or beneficial to humans. For example: Some bacteria can cause diseases - (ある細菌は病気を引き起こすことがある). Bacteria are essential for digestion - (細菌は消化に不可欠である).

ばい菌: "Germ". The Japanese noun 'ばい菌 (ばいきん)' means 'germ'. This word refers to microscopic organisms, such as bacteria or viruses, that can cause infectious diseases. It is commonly used when discussing hygiene, sanitation, and health. For example: Wash your hands to avoid germs - (ばい菌を避けるためにお手洗いをしてください). Germs spread easily - (ばい菌は簡単に広がります).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "き" is read as "ki". And The hiragana "ん" is read as "n".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.