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fungus

HSK 6 N1
jūn
キン
Components
Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
plant
Phonetic component
qūn round-shaped storage bin
round-shaped storage bin for grain
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[jūn]
germ; bacteria; fungus; mold; Taiwan pr. [jùn]
[jùn]
mushroom
Japanese
きん 同音

noun

  1. fungus
  2. germ; bacterium; bacillus
きのこ たけ キノコ 同音
noun usually kana mushroom
Korean
[菌]
Noun
virus; A very small organism that makes food rot or people sick.
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