Memory phrase for the Kanji: 菌

菌

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Meaning bacteria, fungus, germ

Pronunciation

KIN

Explanation

Top: plant 艹, bottom: 囷 (enclosure 囗, rice plant 禾)

Mnemonic
 
A plant that is enclosed in a container like this rice plant, will be affected by bacteria.

Radicals

艹 plant, grassShows two plants growing through the ground, simple variation of 艸.
囗 enclosureThe radical kunigamae surrounds/encloses further components and thus differs from the simple square that stands for mouth 口.
禾 rice plantIt shows the ear/spike of a rice plant. The ripe grain of rice has this radical: 米.
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 Vocabulary

細菌 さいきん  bacillus, bacterium, germ
菌 きん  germ, bacterium, bacillus
黴菌 ばいきん  bacteria, germ(s)

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