Single kanji#10,975 most used

麹

こうじ0

Pitch accent · 平板 (heiban)

malted rice

ITS KANJI

味噌みそは米こめと麹こうじで作つくります。

Miso is made from rice and kōji.

written for Tangoya

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.)

noun

TANGOYA ASKS

The dictionary gives 麹 this one meaning.

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#10,975 most used

Written麹、糀

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium