保菌者

Japanese

Kanji in this term
保	菌	者
ほ Grade: 5	きん Grade: S	しゃ Grade: 3
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
保菌者 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 保(ほ)菌(きん) (hokin, “holding bacteria in one's body”) + 者(しゃ) (sha, “-er”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ho̞kʲĩɰ̃ɕa̠]

Noun

保(ほ)菌(きん)者(しゃ) • (hokinsha) 

1. (pathology) carrier