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Readings

Kana: キク、こうじ
Romaji: kiku, kouji
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

malt, yeast

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  15
Radical Number:  199
Frequency:  1988
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  3-7-8
Korean Reading:  gug
Chinese Reading:  qu1
Unicode:  9eb9
JIS:  396D

Indexes

Nelson Index: 5388
New Nelson Index: 7036
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 6b13.1
Four Corner Index: 4740.2
Japanese Names Index: 2858
Daikanwanjiten Index: 47818X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 12.0935
Remembering the kanji Index: 2753
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2778

Words

(こうじ、かむだち)
mould grown on rice, barley, beans, etc. as a starter to make sake, miso, soy sauce, etc. (mold); malted rice; malt
麹菌 (こうじきん、きくきん)
koji mold (Aspergillus oryzae)
麹塵の袍 (きくじんのほう)
emperor's informal robes
白麹菌 (しろこうじきん)
Aspergillus kawachii; Aspergillus awamori var. kawachi; white koji mold, used in shochu production
麹漬け (こうじづけ)
fish, meat, vegetables, etc. pickled in mould (mold) and salt; food pickled in malted rice
麹黴 (こうじかび)
koji mold (Aspergillus oryzae)
コウジ酸 (コウジさん、こうじさん)
kojic acid
麦麹 (むぎこうじ)
barley koji
黒麹菌 (くろこうじきん)
Aspergillus niger; Aspergillus awamorii; black koji mold
麹室 (こうじむろ)
room for producing kōji
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