殺菌

さっきん

sterilization

What does 殺菌 mean?

殺菌 is a Japanese noun meaning sterilization in English. It is written as 殺菌 in kanji, さっきん in hiragana, and sakkin in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

この水は殺菌してある。

This water is sterilized.