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桿菌 (かんきん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

桿かん菌きん

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Meanings

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noun

A rod-shaped bacterium. Used in medical and biological contexts.

桿かん菌きんは顕けん微び鏡きょうで見みると棒ぼう状じょうの形かたちをしている。
Bacilli are rod-shaped when viewed under a microscope.

Written forms

桿かん菌きんUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling for 'bacillus'.
杆かん菌きん
Variant kanji form; 杆 is a simplified variant of 桿.

Kanji

桿shield, pole
菌germ, fungus, bacteria
杆

shield, pole

Similar words

細さい菌きん
細菌 is a general term for bacteria, while 桿菌 specifically refers to rod-shaped bacteria (bacilli).
球きゅう菌きん
球菌 refers to spherical bacteria (cocci), contrasting with the rod-shaped 桿菌.

Etymology

From 桿 (rod, shaft) + 菌 (bacterium, fungus). The kanji 桿 is used for its meaning of a rod-like shape.