Keyword
microbe
Info
FrequencyTop 2100-2200
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel Pre-2
Heisig985
Readings
きん
(100%)
Composed of
blades of grass
closed box
grain plant
Used in vocabulary (265 in total)
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
bacterium; bacteria; germ
pathogenic bacteria; germ; pathogen
Examples (9 in total)
It is effective against bacterial infections.
Bacteria are just tiny harmless cells.
Cholera germs were found in the food.
Germs can only be seen with the aid of a microscope.
This water is sterilized.
This chemical will prevent germs from breeding.
Rats carry the plague.
Yeast acts as an agent in making bread rise.
Endometritis is a disease where bacteria enter the uterus and cause inflammation of the inner membrane.