Pre-Level 1

Meaning

Kanji 麹

malt

malt, yeast

Stroke Order
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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
こうじ
Onyomi 音読み
キク
Nanori 名乗り
-

Variant: (Formal) , (Itaiji) , 粬 (Itaiji)

Jōyō
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JLPT
-
Frequency
#1988
Strokes
15
Radical
-
Components
-
Kanji Kentei
Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji

Related vocabulary

Showing 13 common entries

Showing 13 of 17 entries that include this kanji.

麹カビ

こうじかび

koji mold (Aspergillus oryzae)

麹菌

きくきん

koji mold (Aspergillus oryzae)

麹酸

こうじさん

kojic acid

麹室

こうじむろ

room for producing kōji

麹塵

きくじん

emperor's informal robes

麹塵の袍

きくじんのほう

emperor's informal robes

紅麹

べにこうじ

Monascus purpureus (species of mold)

種麹

たねこうじ

fermentation starter

製麹

せいきく

koji production

麦麹

むぎこうじ

barley kōji

紅麹黴

べにこうじかび

Monascus purpureus (species of mold)

黒麹菌

くろこうじきん

Aspergillus niger

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

はみそ作りに欠かせない。

Koji is indispensable for making miso.

祖母は毎年自家製のを仕込む。

My grandmother prepares homemade koji every year.

このは米から作られている。

This koji is made from rice.

の香りが台所に広がった。

The aroma of koji spread through the kitchen.

酒蔵では良いを育てることが大切だ。

At a sake brewery, it is important to cultivate good koji.