細菌 (Saikin) is a Japanese noun meaning “bacterium, bacteria, germ”.
Meanings
- nounbacterium; bacteria; germ
Examples
それは細菌感染に有効だ。
It is effective against bacterial infections.
細菌が病気を引き起こすことがある。
Germs can cause sickness.
細菌は小さすぎて我々の眼には見えない。
Germs are too tiny for our eyes to see.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).