Kanji

麹

麹

malt, yeast

Kanji

Grade

Secondary School

Strokes

15 strokes

Radical

麥部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

キク

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

こうじ

Example sentences

麹菌 こうじきん
日本酒 や 味噌 の 製造 に は 、 麹菌 が 必要不可欠な 役割 を 果たしている 。

Koji mold plays an indispensable role in the production of sake and miso.

発酵 はっこう
大豆 を 麹菌 で 発酵 させる こと で 、 味噌 や 醤油 が 作られる 。

By fermenting soybeans with koji mold, miso and soy sauce are made.

米麹 こめこうじ
日本酒 は 米麹 を 使って 醸造 される

Japanese sake is brewed using rice koji.

Example Vocabulary

麹

こうじ

麹菌

こうじきん

Aspergillus oryzae; koji mold

米麹

こめこうじ

rice koji, rice malt

塩麹

しおこうじ

麹室

こうじむろ

種麹

たねこうじ

麹漬け

こうじづけ

麦麹

むぎこうじ

麹塵

麹酸

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