Japanese

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Kanji in this term
きん
Grade: S
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
虎列剌菌 (obsolete)
 
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Etymology

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From コレラ (korera) + (きん) (kin).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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コレラ(きん) (korera-kin

  1. Vibrio cholerae (bacterium responsible for cholera)

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN