ばい菌
ばいきん · baikin · JLPT N1 · noun
bacteria
🦠 黴 (bai, mold) + 菌 (kin, germ) = mold-germ; the old word for bacteria
Sounds like bye-kin: say bye-bye to the germs. The 黴 part means mold, and many germs spread like mold does.
ばいきん · baikin · JLPT N1 · noun
bacteria
🦠 黴 (bai, mold) + 菌 (kin, germ) = mold-germ; the old word for bacteria
Sounds like bye-kin: say bye-bye to the germs. The 黴 part means mold, and many germs spread like mold does.