Nihoner
表層形
こうじ菌
コージキン
名詞

こうじ菌 (コージキン)

Koujikin · こーじきん — koji mold (Aspergillus oryzae)

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こうじ菌 in rōmaji: koujikin, also spelled kojikin.

名詞 普通名詞 一般 *
📝 麹菌 🔤 * 📐 *
Updated: 2026年9月30日
📖 Grammar Information
表層形 (Surface)
こうじ菌
見出し語 (Lemma)
麹菌
読み (Reading)
コージキン
品詞 (POS)
名詞・普通名詞・一般・*
活用型 (Conj. Type)
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活用形 (Conj. Form)
*
表記 (Orthography)
こうじ菌
読み・基本形
コージキン
表記・基本形
こうじ菌
見出し語の読み
コウジキン
💡 English Meaning

こうじ菌 means “koji mold (Aspergillus oryzae)” — full definition & examples →

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麹菌 (コージキン) — main entry →

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The surface form (こうじ菌) is the exact text as it appeared in the corpus — it may be conjugated or inflected. The lemma (麹菌) is the dictionary base form. For example, 食べた (surface) has the lemma 食べる.
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