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    3. 麹

    麹

    麹こうじ

    kōji

    KMT8News #13+1NounFood & DiningKanji Vocab15 strokes

    糀

    こうじかむだち

    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.)

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    麹こうじは日に本ほん酒しゅ造づくりに欠かかせない。

    Koji is essential for sake brewing.

    KMT7Food & DiningCulture & Traditions
    味み噌そは、大だい豆ずと米こめ麹こうじを原げん料りょうとして作つくられる。

    Miso is made from soybeans and rice koji as raw ingredients.

    KMT8Food & Dining
    自じ家か製せい甘あま酒ざけを作つくるために、乾かん燥そう麹こうじを購こう入にゅうした。

    I bought dried koji to make homemade amazake.

    KMT8Food & DiningDaily Life
    麹こうじを使つかった発はっ酵こう食しょく品ひんは、健けん康こうにも良よいとされている。

    Fermented foods using koji are said to be good for health.

    KMT8Food & DiningMedicine & Health
    麹こうじ菌きんが米こめのデンプンを糖とうに分ぶん解かいすることで、日に本ほん酒しゅの独どく特とくな風ふう味みが生うまれる。

    By the koji mold breaking down rice starch into sugar, the unique flavor of sake is created.

    KMT9Food & DiningScience & Math

    Kanji that make up this word

    麹
    こうじ…(1)
    malt・yeast
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