麹: koji mold

koji mold; malted rice

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Readings

キク

Kun

こうじ

Variant of 麴. Almost always こうじ (the mold used for miso, sake and soy sauce); キク is rare.

麹こうじkoji (malted rice mold)

塩麹しおこうじsalt koji

米麹こめこうじrice koji

麹町こうじまちKojimachi (district of Tokyo)

味噌みそは、蒸むした大豆だいずに麹こうじと塩しおを混まぜて作つくる。

Miso is made by mixing koji and salt into steamed soybeans.

鶏肉けいにくを塩麹しおこうじに漬つけておくと、やわらかくなる。

If you soak chicken in salt koji, it becomes tender.

麹町こうじまち駅えきで電車でんしゃを降おりて、会社かいしゃまで歩あるいた。

I got off the train at Kojimachi Station and walked to the office.