Pre-Level 1

Meaning

Kanji 麹

malt

malt, yeast

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Readings

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

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

Showing 17 common entries

Showing 17 of 17 entries that include this kanji.

こうじ

kōji

コウジ酸

こうじさん

kojic acid

麹カビ

こうじかび

koji mold (Aspergillus oryzae)

麹菌

こうじきん

koji mold (Aspergillus oryzae)

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

麹漬け

こうじづけ

fish, meat, vegetables, etc. pickled in kōji and salt

塩麹

しおこうじ

salted kōji (traditional condiment)

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

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.