らい
癩
きん
菌

noun

  1. Mycobacterium leprae, the bacteria that causes Hansen's disease (leprosy).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
らい
癩
きん
菌
 癩菌 らいきん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

leprosy
ライ (Kentei 1)
trailing sickness, sick radical (no. 104)
ダク　ニャク　ソウ
trust, request
たの.む　たよ.る　ライ (7th, N3)
bundle, sheaf, ream
ソク　たば　つか (4th, N3)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
page, leaf
ケツ　ぺえじ　おおがい (Kentei Pre-1)
neck(首) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
oneself
ジ　みずか.ら　おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
germ, fungus, bacteria
キン (9th, N1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
round-shaped storage bin for grain
キン　コン　くら
box, box or enclosure radical (no. 31)
イ　コク (Kentei 1)
two-branch tree radical (no. 115)
カ　いね (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)