酵 — kanji meaning “fermentation”
酵
fermentation
- Meanings
- fermentation
- On'yomi
- コウ (kou)
- Kun'yomi
- —
- Strokes
- 14
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1862 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 164
- Chinese reading
- jiào, xiào — Chinese character page
Words with 酵
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 酵素 | こうそ kouso | enzyme |
| 酵母 | こうぼ koubo | yeast; leaven |
| 発酵 | はっこう hakkou | fermentation; zymosis |
| 酵素学 | こうそがく kousogaku | enzymology |
| 酵母菌 | こうぼきん koubokin | yeast fungus |
| 発酵乳 | はっこうにゅう hakkounyuu | fermented milk; cultured milk; fermented milk product |
| 発酵素 | はっこうそ hakkouso | a ferment |
| アポ酵素 | アポこうそ apokouso | apoenzyme |
| 発酵病 | はっこうびょう hakkoubyou | zymotic disease |
| 酵母亜鉛 | こうぼあえん kouboaen | zinc yeast; zinc-enriched yeast |
| 鉄酵母 | てつこうぼ tetsukoubo | iron yeast; iron-enriched yeast |
| 銅酵母 | あかがねこうぼ akaganekoubo | copper yeast; copper-enriched yeast |
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