細菌さいきん (saikin)

bacillus, bacterium, germ

  • JLPT N1
  • Pitch 0
  • #10537 most frequent

Meaning

細菌 (さいきん, saikin) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “bacillus, bacterium, germ”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 12

つちなかにはたくさんの 細菌さいきんがいます

There are a lot of organisms in the soil.

細菌により作られる。

it is made by a bacterium.

その細菌は有機物を分解する。

That germ decomposes organic matter.

それは 細菌さいきん 感染かんせん有効ゆうこうだ。

It is effective against bacterial infections.