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：2025/12/23
こうじ
Kanji
麹
Noun
Japanese Meaning
穀物などに麹菌を繁殖させて作る発酵のもとになるもの。味噌、醤油、日本酒などの製造に用いる。 / 麹菌そのもの、または麹菌を利用した発酵食品・発酵技術のこと。
Easy Japanese Meaning
こめやむぎ、だいずに はえる かびで つくった しろい もの。さけやみそ、しょうゆを つくる ときに つかう。
Chinese (Simplified)
以米曲霉在米、麦、大豆等上培养制成的发酵用曲 / 用于酿造清酒、甘酒、味噌、酱油等的发酵剂 / 霉菌在谷物上生长形成的麴（曲）培养物
Sense（1）
koji: a substance that is produced by letting a mold, especially Aspergillus oryzae, grow on rice, barley, soybeans, etc., used to make fermented products such as sake, amazake, miso, and soy sauce
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koji: a substance that is produced by letting a mold, especially Aspergillus oryzae, grow on rice, barley, soybeans, etc., used to make fermented products such as sake, amazake, miso, and soy sauce
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こうじ
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I made delicious miso using koji.
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こうじを使って、おいしい味噌を作りました。
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