ワクチン

vaccine

Also:antivirus software

What does ワクチン mean?

ワクチン is a Japanese noun meaning vaccine in English. It can also be translated as antivirus software depending on context. It is written as ワクチン in hiragana, and wakuchin in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

流感の予防ワクチンの注射をした。

I was vaccinated against the flu.