mold, mildew

23 strokes

On

バイマイ

Kun

かびかび.るか.びる

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Common Words

梅雨いう黴雨NounFreq #19624
1

(East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July)

Examples
天気予報によれば、まもなく梅雨に入るそうだ。
According to the weather forecast, the rainy season will set in before long.
2

rain during the rainy season

カビNounUsually kanaFreq #39048
1

mold; mould; mildew

Examples
長靴にかびが生えた。
Mold grew on the boots.
カビ臭いかび臭い黴臭いびくさカビくさい~い Adj.Freq #46896
1

smelling of mold; musty; putrid

Examples
この部屋はかび臭い
This room smells musty.
2

old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed; worn-out

梅毒黴毒いどくNounFreq #57037
1

Medicine

syphilis

Examples
梅毒は性行為を通じて感染する病気です。
Syphilis is an infection that can be transmitted through sexual intercourse.
カビが生える黴が生えるカビがはえる (カビが生える)かびがはえる (黴が生える)ExpressionIchidan verbFreq #59246
1

to get moldy; to get mouldy

2

Idiomatic expression

to get out-of-fashion

ばい菌黴菌いきんNounFreq #59998
1

germ; germs; bacteria; bug

2

something dirty or harmful; vermin

びる黴びる黴るカビるIntransitiveUsually kanaIchidan verbFreq #87227
1

to get moldy (mouldy); to get musty; to develop mildew

カビ臭黴臭カビしゅう (カビ臭)かびしゅう (黴臭)NounFreq #152613
1

mold smell; mould smell

カビパンかびパンNounUsually kanaFreq #181343
1

mouldy bread

コウジカビ麹カビ麹黴うじかびNounUsually kanaFreq #193586
1

koji mold (Aspergillus oryzae)

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