しろこうじ

Japanese

Alternative spellings
白麹 白こうじ

Etymology

From 白(しろ) (shiro) + 麹(こうじ) (kōji).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しろこ​ーじ [shìrókóꜜòjì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ɕiɾo̞ko̞ːʑi]

Noun

しろこうじ • (shirokōji) ^{←しろかうじ (sirokauzi)?}

1. "white yeast", Aspergillus kawachii

Usage notes

• Apparently not a formal scientific name.