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コウジ
Meanings
Noun
1. kōji; malted rice; malt; malt-like material from growing mold on rice, barley, beans, etc. (used as a starter to make sake, miso, soy sauce, etc.)
Alt. forms
麹こうじ
87%
糀こうじ
10%
コウジ
Pitch accent
コ
ウジ
Used in: 3
Used in vocabulary (14 in total)
koji mold (Aspergillus oryzae)
koji mold (Aspergillus oryzae)
kōji; malted rice
salted kōji (traditional condiment)
koji mold (Aspergillus oryzae)
maltster
room for producing kōji
fermentation starter; yeast starter; seed malt
Monascus purpureus (species of mold); ang-khak
fish, meat, vegetables, etc. pickled in kōji and salt; food pickled in malted rice
barley kōji
kōji used to make miso
kojic acid
kojic acid