What does マイクロ mean?
マイクロ is a Japanese adjective meaning “micro-; micro; 10^-6” in English. It can also be translated as “minibus, microfilm” depending on context. It is written as マイクロ in hiragana, and maikuro in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentence
マイクロ波はオーブンの中の食物を突き抜ける。
Microwaves penetrate the food in the oven.