麹

See also: 麴, 麯, and 曲

麹 U+9EB9, 麹
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9EB9
← 麸
[U+9EB8] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 麺 →
[U+9EBA]

Translingual
Traditional 麴
Shinjitai
(extended)		 麹
Simplified 曲/麹

Han character

麹 (Kangxi radical 199, 麦+8, 15 strokes, cangjie input 手水心火木 (QEPFD), composition ⿰麦匊 or ⿺麦匊)

References
  • KangXi: not present, would follow page 1514, character 57
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 7, page 4605, character 5
  • Unihan data for U+9EB9

Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 麹 – see 麴 (“yeast; alcoholic beverage; etc.”).
(This character, 麹, is the simplified form of 麴.)
Notes:
  • Is standard when used as surname, otherwise known to be used in distinction with 曲.

Japanese

Shinjitai
(extended)

 麹

Kyūjitai

 麴

Kanji
麹

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 麴)

  1. koji mold
  2. sake (Japanese rice wine)

Readings
  • Go-on: きく (kiku)
  • Kan-on: きく (kiku)
  • Kun: かびたち (kabitachi, 麹); かむし (kamushi, 麹); かむち (kamuchi, 麹); かんだち (kandachi, 麹); こうじ (kōji, 麹)←かうぢ (kaudi, 麹, historical)

Usage notes

This is one of the 22 widely used extended shinjitai (簡(かん)易(い)慣(かん)用(よう)字(じ)体(たい) (kan'i kan'yō jitai)).

Alternative forms

Compounds

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
麹
こうじ
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
麴 (kyūjitai)
For pronunciation and definitions of 麹 – see the following entry.
【こうじ】
[noun] 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
[proper noun] a surname
Alternative spellings
麹, 糀
(This term, 麹, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
麹
かむだち
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
麴 (kyūjitai)
For pronunciation and definitions of 麹 – see the following entry.
【かむだち】
[noun] (rare) koji: a mold, Aspergillus oryzae, used as a starter for rice, barley, soybeans, etc. to make sake, miso, etc.
(This term, 麹, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 3
Kanji in this term
麹
かんだち
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
麴 (kyūjitai)
For pronunciation and definitions of 麹 – see the following entry.
【かんだち】
[noun] (rare) Alternative form of かむだち (kamudachi)
(This term, 麹, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja

麹 • (guk) (hangeul 국, revised guk, McCune–Reischauer kuk, Yale kwuk)

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