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菌界 (きんかい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

菌きん界かい

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Meanings

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noun

Fungi; fungus kingdom

Scientific term for the taxonomic kingdom Fungi, used in biology and classification contexts.

菌きん界かいにはカビやキノコが含ふくまれる。
The kingdom Fungi includes molds and mushrooms.

Kanji

菌germ, fungus, bacteria
界world, boundary

Similar words

菌きん類るい
菌類 is a more general term for fungi as a group, while 菌界 specifically refers to the taxonomic kingdom Fungi.

Etymology

Compound of 菌 (kin, 'fungus') and 界 (kai, 'kingdom'), a modern scientific coinage for the biological kingdom Fungi.