| 菌 | meaning | 'germ, fungus, bacteria' |
| onyomi | キン | |
| kunyomi |
| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| 大腸菌 | だいちょうきん | Escherichia coli (E. coli); colon bacterium |
| 抗菌 | こうきん | antibacterial, antimicrobial |
| 殺菌 | さっきん | sterilization, sterilisation, disinfection |
| 無菌 | むきん | sterilised, pasteurised, pasteurized |
| 球菌 | きゅうきん | coccus |
| 病原菌 | びょうげんきん | virus, germ |
| 細菌 | さいきん | bacillus, bacterium, germ |
| 耐性菌 | たいせいきん | antibiotic-resistant bacteria |
| 菌 | きん | fungus; germ, bacterium, bacillus |
| 赤痢菌 | せきりきん | shigella (dysentery bacillus) |
| 酵母菌 | こうぼきん | yeast fungus |
| 雑菌 | ざっきん | microorganisms, saprophyte, saprophytic bacteria |
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