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細菌

Reading

Kana: さいきん
Romaji: saikin
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Definition

noun
1

bacillus; bacterium; germ

Kanji

細
Readings: サイ、 ほそ.い、 ほそ.る、 こま.か、 こま.かい
Meanings: dainty, get thin, taper, slender, narrow, detailed, precise
菌
Reading: キン
Meanings: germ, fungus, bacteria

Example Sentences

それは細菌(さいきん)感染(かんせん)に有効(ゆうこう)だ。
➥It is effective against bacterial infections.
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この化学(かがく)薬品(やくひん)は細菌(さいきん)の繁殖(はんしょく)を防(ふせ)ぐだろう。
➥This chemical will prevent germs from breeding.
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細菌(さいきん)が病気(びょうき)を引(ひ)き起(お)こすことを知(し)っていた。
➥Germs can cause sickness.
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細菌(さいきん)は小(ちい)さすぎて我々(われわれ)の眼(め)には見(み)えない。
➥Germs are too tiny for our eyes to see.
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細菌(さいきん)は顕微鏡(けんびきょう)の力(ちから)を借(か)りて初(はじ)めて見(み)られる。
➥Germs can only be seen with the aid of a microscope.
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細菌(さいきん)などから隔離(かくり)するため、面会(めんかい)謝絶(しゃぜつ)となっています。
➥In order to isolate him from bacteria, and such, he is not allowed visitors.
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