noun

  1. bacterium, bacteria, germ.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
細菌 さいきん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

dainty, get thin, taper
サイ こま.か ほそ.い (2nd, N2)
thread
いと シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
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)