麹菌

See also: 麴菌 and 曲菌

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
麹	菌
きく Hyōgai	きん Grade: S
on'yomi	kan'on

Alternative spelling
麴菌 (kyūjitai)

麴(きく) (kiku, “malt”) + 菌(きん) (kin, “fungus”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) きくきん [kìkúkíń] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [kʲikɯ̟kʲĩɴ]

Noun

麹(きく)菌(きん) • (kikukin)

aspergillus

Synonyms

麹(こうじ)黴(かび) (kōjikabi), アスペルギルス (asuperugirusu)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
麹	菌
こうじ Hyōgai	きん Grade: S
yutōyomi

Alternative spelling
麴菌 (kyūjitai)

麴(こうじ) (kōji, “malt”) + 菌(きん) (kin, “fungus”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) こーじきん [kòójíkíń] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]^[3]
(Tokyo) こーじきん [kòójíꜜkìǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [ko̞ːʑikʲĩɴ]

Noun

麹(こうじ)菌(きん) • (kōjikin) ^{←かうじきん (kauzikin)^?}

aspergillus

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN