JLPT N1 · 11 strokes
Kanji 菌: "germ, fungus, bacteria"
The kanji 菌 means "germ, fungus, bacteria". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read キン in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | germ, fungus, bacteria |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1586 of 2,501 |
Common words with 菌
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 菌fungus · germ; bacterium; bacillus
- 細菌bacterium; bacteria; germ
- 病原菌pathogenic bacteria; germ; pathogen
- 殺菌sterilization; sterilisation; disinfection; pasteurization
- 雑菌microorganisms; saprophyte; saprophytic bacteria
- 除菌disinfection; sterile filtration
- 無菌sterilised; sterilized; sterile; pasteurised
- ばい菌germ; germs; bacteria; bug · something dirty or harmful; vermin
- 粘菌myxomycete; slime mold
- 滅菌sterilization; sterilisation
- 菌類fungus; fungi
- 菌糸fungal filament; hypha; hyphae
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