麹黴

See also: 麴黴

Japanese

Kanji in this term
麹	黴
こうじ Hyōgaiji	かび Hyōgaiji
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
麴黴 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

麴(こうじ) (kōji, “malt”) + 黴(かび) (kabi, “mould”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こーじかび [kòójíꜜkàbì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ːʑika̠bʲi]

Noun

麹(こうじ)黴(かび) or 麹黴(コウジカビ) • (kōjikabi) ^{←かうじかび (kauzikabi)?}

1. aspergillus

Synonyms

• 麹菌(きくきん) (kikukin), アスペルギルス (asuperugirusu)