Word Meaning 種菌

しゅきん shukin

種菌 is read as しゅきん (shukin) and means mother (fungal colony used to start fermentation).

Meaning

English

  1. mother (fungal colony used to start fermentation)
  2. starter culture
  3. seed fungus

Reading

Kana

しゅきん

Romaji

shukin

Writing Variants

  • 種菌 たねきん tanekin

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 123950 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

菌種

きんしゅ

bacterial strain

種痘

しゅとう

smallpox vaccination

種苗

しゅびょう

seeds and seedlings

種井

たない

pool for soaking seed rice before planting

種智院大学

しゅちいんだいがく

Shuchiin College

種類株

しゅるいかぶ

non-common stock (e.g. preferred stock, deferred stock)

種雄

たねお

sire (animal breeding)

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