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TOPIK 6noun

진균

jingyun

진균이 · 진균을

fungus (medical term)

Example

무좀은 진균에 의해 생기는 피부병이에요.

Athlete's foot is a skin disease caused by a fungus.

Word parts

진 true균 germ

Literally 'true germ'.

Good to know

진균 is the clinical term; in daily life people just say 곰팡이 (mold, fungus).