殺菌|さっきんsakkin[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbsterilization; sterilisation; disinfection; pasteurization
    この水みずは殺菌さっきんしてある。↗
    This water is sterilized.
Conjugation
Dictionary form殺菌する(さっきんする)
Polite (masu)殺菌します(さっきんします)
Negative (nai)殺菌しない(さっきんしない)
polite (masen)殺菌しません(さっきんしません)
classical zu / nu殺菌せず・殺菌せぬ(さっきんせず・さっきんせぬ)
Past (ta)殺菌した(さっきんした)
polite (mashita)殺菌しました(さっきんしました)
Past negative (nakatta)殺菌しなかった(さっきんしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)殺菌しませんでした(さっきんしませんでした)
Te form殺菌して(さっきんして)
Potential殺菌できる(さっきんできる)
Passive殺菌される(さっきんされる)
Causative殺菌させる(さっきんさせる)
Causative passive殺菌させられる(さっきんさせられる)
Conditional (ba)殺菌すれば(さっきんすれば)
tara殺菌したら(さっきんしたら)
Volitional殺菌しよう(さっきんしよう)
polite (mashou)殺菌しましょう(さっきんしましょう)
Imperative殺菌しろ(さっきんしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym滅菌めっきんNeutralKills all microorganisms, not just bacteria — a neutral medical and lab term demanding complete sterility; 「殺菌」 kills bacteria and the like and is common in daily use.
  • Synonym無菌化WrittenTreating something so it becomes free of all microbes; an explanatory written-style term, rarely used.
  • Antonym培養ばいようNeutralCulturing bacteria or cells to grow them — the opposite of killing them with 「殺菌」; a neutral word.
  • Antonym増菌WrittenCulturing bacteria so they multiply — the opposite of 「殺菌」; a written-style microbiology term.

Use 「殺菌」 for killing bacteria and other microbes, as in 「殺菌効果」 or 「低温殺菌」; it is common in daily life and food contexts. For killing every microorganism completely, say 「滅菌」. The opposite is 「培養」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 細菌さいきんなどを死滅しめつさせること。
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