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ばい菌 (ばいきん, baikin) Japanese meaning: germ | Kotomora
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はい
る
と
、
腫は
れる
こと
が
ある
。
If germs get into a wound, it can swell up.
Let's wash our hands and get rid of the germs.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 にばい 菌きん がつく for germs to get on something
There are germs on your hands, so wash them well.
〈 人ひと 〉 をばい 菌きん 扱あつか いする to treat someone as if they were filthy or contemptible
I felt sad when a classmate treated me like I was some kind of vermin.
ばい 菌きん を 殺ころ す to kill germs
This spray is effective at killing germs.
ばい 菌きん がうつる for germs to spread or be transmitted
Germs can spread through an open wound.
Related words 細菌 is the neutral, scientific term for bacteria, while ばい菌 is the everyday word people use when talking about dirtiness or infection.
雑菌 refers to miscellaneous unwanted bacteria or contaminants, while ばい菌 is the simpler, more childlike word used in everyday hygiene talk.
病原菌 specifically means a disease-causing microorganism, whereas ばい菌 is a broader, more colloquial term that doesn't require an actual illness.
ばい菌 is a casual, everyday word for harmful germs (often used with children), while 菌 is the neutral, scientific term.
Don't confuse with ウイルス refers specifically to viruses, a different kind of microorganism from the bacteria that ばい菌 usually implies, though both get blamed for sickness in casual speech.
黴菌 shares the kanji 黴 with カビ but is a general colloquial word for germs or bacteria, whereas カビ refers specifically to visible mold or mildew.
Written forms ばい 菌きん Usage 33%
Common mixed-kana spelling and the high-priority form.
バイキン Usage 33%
search-only kana form
Search-only katakana form; can appear in emphatic or child-facing contexts but is not the main dictionary spelling.
バイ 菌きん Usage 19%
search-only kanji form
Search-only mixed katakana form; may be useful for lookup but is not the standard spelling.
黴
Etymology The full kanji spelling 黴菌 combines 黴, associated with mold, and 菌, associated with fungi, bacteria, or germs. The common written form ばい菌 replaces the difficult first kanji with kana.
ばい
菌きん
Usage 7%
Full-kanji spelling; understandable but less common and visually heavier than ばい菌.
