原因菌

Reading

Kana: げんいんきん

Romaji: gen'inkin

Definition

noun

1

causative microorganism; pathogenic bacteria; pathogen

Kanji

原

Readings: ゲン、 はら

Meanings: meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wilderness

因

Readings: イン、 よ.る、 ちな.む

Meanings: cause, factor, be associated with, depend on, be limited to

菌

Reading: キン

Meanings: germ, fungus, bacteria