きん
Meanings
Noun
1. fungus
2. germ; bacterium; bacillus
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (119 in total)
germ; germs; bacteria; something dirty or harmful; vermin
disinfection; sterile filtration
Bacillus anthracis (anthrax bacteria)
Examples (3 in total)
Kill the germs with hot water.
A new strain of bacteria was found.
Cholera germs were found in the food.