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菌 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「艹」

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準2High school level ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「艹」
On
キンきん · kin
Kun
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Meaning
germ; fungus

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

艹 "plant" with 囷 "round granary": a round-topped mushroom — fungus, and hence germs.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onキンきんkin細菌さいきん殺菌さっきん保菌者ほきんしゃ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 細菌さいきん

    bacteria

  • 殺菌さっきん

    sterilisation

More words with this kanji

  • 黴菌ばいきん

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

手(て)を洗(あら)って殺菌(さっきん)する。

I wash my hands and disinfect them.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 艹Map of reading キンAll maps

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