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細菌さいきん (saikin)

bacillus, bacterium, germ

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Meaning

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

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Example sentences 12

土つちの中なかにはたくさんの細菌さいきんがいます

There are a lot of bacteria in the soil.

細菌により作られる。

it is made by a bacterium.

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.

その細菌は有機物を分解する。

That germ decomposes organic matter.

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