Question

麹 こうじ 0 1988 (none) Malt made from barley is often bound up with rice for brewing.

Accepted Answer

キク malt, yeast S+ 麥: wheat勹: wrapping enclosure; wrapping radical (no. 20)米: rice; USA; metre malt "This means kouji mould, so I think malt is a poor keyword. Sake, shochu and other East Asian spirits use this mould in place of yeast, which is used to make most other alcoholic spirits in the world. Mould and yeast are two different types of fungus. Yeast might have been a better keyword, as it is the organism doing the fermenting. Story: Kouji mould is grown on rice specially bound up to form a starter culture. To make mugishochu, the starter culture is added to a barley mash."

Kanji	麹
Onyomi	キク
Kunyomi	こうじ
English	malt, yeast
JLPT Level	0
Jouyou Grade	S+
Frequency	1988
Components	麥: wheat 勹: wrapping enclosure; wrapping radical (no. 20) 米: rice; USA; metre
Traditional Form	(none)
Keyword	malt
Koohii Story 1	Malt made from barley is often bound up with rice for brewing.
Koohii Story 2	"This means kouji mould, so I think malt is a poor keyword. Sake, shochu and other East Asian spirits use this mould in place of yeast, which is used to make most other alcoholic spirits in the world. Mould and yeast are two different types of fungus. Yeast might have been a better keyword, as it is the organism doing the fermenting. Story: Kouji mould is grown on rice specially bound up to form a starter culture. To make mugishochu, the starter culture is added to a barley mash."

Yeast Malt Mould Wrapping Barley Bound Rice Kouji