Japanese Word Entry

酵母菌
Kana:こうぼきん
Romaji:koubokin
Definition: yeast fungus

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Chinese characters used in this word

fermentation, yeast, leaven
Readings
Mandarin: ㄐㄧㄠˋ (jiào), ㄒㄧㄠˋ (xiào)
Cantonese: haau1
Japanese: コウ (kou) / もと (moto)
Korean: 효 (hyo)
Vietnamese: diếu

mother, female elders, female
Readings
Mandarin: ㄇㄨˇ (mǔ), ㄇㄨˊ (mú), ㄨˇ (wǔ), ㄨˊ (wú)
Cantonese: mou5
Japanese: ボ (bo)、 ボウ (bou)、 モ (mo) / はは (haha)、 も (mo)
Korean: 모 (mo)
Vietnamese: mẫu

germ, fungus, bacteria, mushroom, microbe
Readings
Mandarin: ㄐㄩㄣˋ (jùn), ㄐㄩㄣ (jūn)
Cantonese: kwan2
Japanese: キン (kin) / きのこ (kinoko)
Korean: 균 (gyun)
Vietnamese: khuẩn
Variants
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