Pre-Level 1

Meaning

Kanji 麴

leaven

leaven, surname, yeast

Stroke Order

The stroke order animation is not available yet for kanji 麴.

Unicode code: U+9EB4

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
こうじ
Onyomi 音読み
キク
Nanori 名乗り
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Variant: (Legal Form) , (Itaiji) , 粬 (Itaiji)

Jōyō
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JLPT
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Frequency
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Strokes
19
Radical
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Components
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Kanji Kentei
Pre-Level 1
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塩麴

しおこうじ

salted kōji (traditional condiment)

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

は酒や味噌を作るのに欠かせない。

Koji is essential for making sake and miso.

この蔵では昔ながらの方法でを育てている。

At this brewery, koji is cultivated in the traditional way.

の香りが部屋いっぱいに広がった。

The aroma of koji spread throughout the room.

先生はが発酵のもとになると説明した。

The teacher explained that koji is the basis of fermentation.

その本にはの作り方が詳しく書かれている。

That book explains in detail how to make koji.