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Kanji Detail for 麴 - "yeast, sake"
麴
- Meaning
麴 means "yeast, sake."
Yeast - Rice, wheat, or soybeans steamed and cultured with koji mold.
Sake - Alcoholic beverage.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
yeast; leaven; surname
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
yeast, leaven; surname
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
fermentation starter; leaven (molds, yeasts or bacteria used in fermenting soy products or brewing etc); Taiwan pr. [qu2]
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
yeast; to leaven; surname
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
That which is used to brew wine. Wheat is steamed and placed in a warm room. When it molds, it is pounded into blocks. Sun-dried and used. Since it is indispensable for making wine, it is also called 酒母 (wine mother).
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