Where does “納豆菌” come from?

納豆菌 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 納豆, from Japanese 納所 — temple office for receiving donations.

納豆菌 (Japanese): Bacillus subtilis subsp. natto, the bacteria used...

Definitions

  1. Bacillus subtilis subsp. natto, the bacteria used...

Ancestry of “納豆菌”, step by step

納豆菌 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 納豆

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese納豆natto
2Japanese納所temple office for receiving donations

via Japanese 菌

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese菌germ; fungus; germ; bacterium

Words derived from “納豆菌”

Every word from Japanese 納所 →Every word from Japanese 納豆 →