Word Meaning 白麹菌

しろこうじきん shirokoujikin

白麹菌 is read as しろこうじきん (shirokoujikin) and means Aspergillus kawachii.

Meaning

English

  1. Aspergillus kawachii
  2. Aspergillus awamori var. kawachi
  3. white kōji mould, used in shōchū production

Reading

Kana

しろこうじきん

Romaji

shirokoujikin

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 31 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 準1級 Rank 161932 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

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白癬菌

はくせんきん

Trichophyton fungus (dermatophyte that causes ringworm, etc.)

麹菌

きくきん

koji mold (Aspergillus oryzae)

黒麹菌

くろこうじきん

Aspergillus niger

白衣

しろぎぬ

commoner without rank (in ancient China)

白鳥

しらとり

white-feathered bird

白髪

しらが

white hair

白紙

はくし

blank paper

白米

しらよね

polished rice

白樺

しらかば

Japanese white birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica)

白菜

はくさい

napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis)

白旗

はっき

white flag

白人

はくじん

unlicensed prostitute