Word Meaning 麹菌

きくきん kikukin

麹菌 is read as きくきん (kikukin) and means koji mold (Aspergillus oryzae).

Meaning

English

  1. koji mold (Aspergillus oryzae)

Reading

Kana

きくきん

Romaji

kikukin

Writing Variants

  • 麹菌 こうじきん koujikin

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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白麹菌

しろこうじきん

Aspergillus kawachii

黒麹菌

くろこうじきん

Aspergillus niger

こうじ

kōji

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