Japanese

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Kanji in this term
らい
Hyōgaiji
きん
Grade: S
on’yomi kan’on
Alternative spelling
らい菌
 らい菌 on Japanese Wikipedia

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(らい)(きん) (raikin

  1. Mycobacterium leprae, the bacteria that causes leprosy

References

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