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Kanji Detail for 酵 - "to ferment, yeast"

酵

  • Meaning

    酵 means "to ferment, yeast." Also associated with sake lees.

    1. Yeast - The basis for making sake; koji; mold.

    2. To ferment - For sake to brew and bubble.

    3. Sake lees - The residue from sake production.

  • Words using 酵

    • 酵素 こうそ Listen enzyme

  • Tattoo check: 酵

    • Verified meaning: to ferment, yeast
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: sake lees

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    fermentation

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    yeast, leaven

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    yeast; leaven; fermentation; Taiwan pr. [xiao4]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    yeast; to leaven

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    When a sugar-containing liquid undergoes chemical action, developing microorganisms, foaming and turning sour, it is called fermentation. As in brewing wine, brewing vinegar, and milk turning sour. Also, adding wine yeast to flour to make it rise is also called fermentation. As in steamed buns and the like.

  • Onyomi

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    koh(コウ) コウ

  • Kunyomi

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    none

  • Strokes

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    14 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    酉 (hiyominotori・torihen・sakenotori・koyominotori)

  • Related Keywords

    yeast to ferment sake lees foaming fermentation brewing bacteria fermented koji mold residue alcohol

Sentences including 酵

  • What's the difference between fermentation and putrescence?

  • Yeast makes beer ferment.

  • Antibiotics are commonly enzymatic inhibitors.

  • Fermented foods like miso and natto are good for your health.

More kanji with the radical 酉 (hiyominotori・torihen・sakenotori・koyominotori)

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