Word Meaning 癩菌

らいきん raikin

癩菌 is read as らいきん (raikin) and means Mycobacterium leprae.

Meaning

English

  1. Mycobacterium leprae
  2. the bacteria that causes Hansen's disease (leprosy)

Reading

Kana

らいきん

Romaji

raikin

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 32 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Rank 161902 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

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細菌

さいきん

bacterium

無菌

むきん

sterilised

きん

fungus

ばい菌

ばいきん

something dirty or harmful

球菌

きゅうきん

coccus

抗菌

こうきん

antibacterial

大腸菌

だいちょうきん

Escherichia coli (E. coli)

殺菌

さっきん

sterilization

病原菌

びょうげんきん

pathogenic bacteria

耐性菌

たいせいきん

antibiotic-resistant bacteria

真菌

しんきん

fungus

雑菌

ざっきん

microorganisms