Japanese symbol for “fermentation”
発酵
はっこう
Romaji: hakkou
fermentation; zymosis
In Japanese, fermentation is 発酵, read はっこう (hakkou).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs fermentation; zymosis
Written forms: 発酵、醗酵、醱酵、はっ酵. Readings: はっこう.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “fermentation”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 沸騰 | ふっとう futtou | becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; agitation |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 発売 | はつばい hatsubai | sale; offering for sale; putting on sale |
| 発表 | はっぴょう happyou | announcement; publication; presenting |
| 開発 | かいはつ kaihatsu | development; cultivation; application |
| 発生 | はっせい hassei | occurrence; incidence; outbreak |
| 発見 | はっけん hakken | discovery; detection; finding |
| 発言 | はつげん hatsugen | statement; remark; observation |
| 酵素 | こうそ kouso | enzyme |
| 酵母 | こうぼ koubo | yeast; leaven |
See also: Chinese symbol for “fermentation”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.