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麹こうじ
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
89%
糀こうじ
9%
Kanji used
麹
malted rice
Pitch accent
こ
うじ
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Used in vocabulary (10 in total)
koji mold (Aspergillus oryzae)
salted kōji (traditional condiment)
kōji; malted rice
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
kojic acid
koji mold (Aspergillus oryzae)