殺菌

See also: 杀菌

Chinese

to kill; to murder; to slaughter
 
bacteria; mould; mushroom
bacteria; mould; mushroom; germ
trad. (殺菌) 殺 菌
simp. (杀菌) 杀 菌

Pronunciation


Verb

殺⫽菌 (verb-object)

  1. (intransitive) to disinfect; to sterilise

Synonyms

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
殺 菌
さつ > さっ
Grade: 5
きん
Grade: S
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
殺菌 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 殺(さつ) (satsu, “to kill”) + 菌(きん) (kin, “bacteria”).

Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [sa̠k̚ʲkʲĩɴ]

    Noun

    殺(さっ)菌(きん) • (sakkin) 

    1. sterilization

    Derived terms

    Verb

    殺(さっ)菌(きん)する • (sakkin suru) transitive suru (stem 殺(さっ)菌(きん)し (sakkin shi), past 殺(さっ)菌(きん)した (sakkin shita))

    1. sterilize
      有害(ゆうがい)な菌(きん)を殺菌(さっきん)してくれる
      yūgai na kin o sakkin shite kureru
      it kills harmful bacteria

    Conjugation

    Korean

    Hanja in this term
    殺菌

    Noun

    殺菌 • (salgyun) (hangeul 살균)

    1. Hanja form? of 살균 (“sterilization”).
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