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ばい菌

ばいきん

noun

Meanings

1bacteria
2germ(s)
3germ
4germs
5something dirty or harmful
6vermin

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Kanji in this word

菌Germ, Fungus, Bacteria11 strokes

More words with 菌

細菌さいきん · bacillusN1 菌きん · germN3 球菌きゅうきん · coccus 抗菌こうきん · antibacterial 殺菌さっきん · sterilization 大腸菌

Full entry on Jisho

だいちょうきん · Escherichia coli (E. coli)

除菌じょきん · disinfection

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