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])[1]
  • 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.

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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