Kanji
N1 11 strokes Grade 8 freq #1586

germ, fungus, bacteria

On'yomi (音読み)

Radical (部首)

grass kusa

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

bacterium; bacteria
fungus
sterilization; sterilisation
coccus
antibacterial; antimicrobial
Escherichia coli (E. coli)
sterilised; sterilized
pathogenic bacteria; germ
microorganisms; saprophyte
antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

germ; germs

Example sentences

To my knowledge, this chemical will prevent germs from breeding.

Germs are too tiny for our eyes to see.

This milk is free from germs.