糱

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See also: 糵
糱 U+7CF1, 糱
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7CF1
← 糰
 		CJK Unified Ideographs 糲 →

Translingual

Han character

糱 (Kangxi radical 119, 米+16, 22 strokes, cangjie input 山十火木 (UJFD), four-corner 17227, composition ⿱辥米)

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 913, character 45
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 27188
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1341, character 7
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3163, character 17
  • Unihan data for U+7CF1

Chinese

trad. 糱
simp. # 糱
alternative forms 糵
𪌊
𪎃

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (薛) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
躠 *sŋaːd
嶭 *ŋaːd, *ŋeːd
櫱 *ŋaːd, *ŋred
薛 *sŋed
辥 *sŋed
孼 *ŋred
蘖 *ŋred
蠥 *ŋred
孽 *ŋred
糵 *ŋred

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 糱
Reading # 1/1
Initial (聲) 疑 (31)
Final (韻) 薛 (83)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) III
Fanqie 魚列切
Baxter ngjet
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/ŋˠiᴇt̚/
Pan
Wuyun 		/ŋᵚiɛt̚/
Shao
Rongfen 		/ŋiæt̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/ŋiat̚/
Li
Rong 		/ŋjɛt̚/
Wang
Li 		/ŋĭɛt̚/
Bernard
Karlgren 		/ŋi̯ɛt̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		yè
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		jit6
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 糱
Reading # 1/1
No. 14067
Phonetic
component 		薛
Rime
group 		月
Rime
subdivision 		2
Corresponding
MC rime 		孼
Old
Chinese 		/*ŋred/

Definitions

糱

  1. grain that can be sprouted
  2. malt; yeast for wine
    See also: 麴
  3. to lead to; to cause

Compounds

Japanese

Kanji

糱

(Hyōgai kanji)

  1. malt
  2. koji

Readings

  • On (unclassified): げつ (getsu)
  • Kun: こうじ (kōji, 糱)、もやし (moyashi, 糱)

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
糱
こうじ
Hyōgai
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 糱 – see the following entry.
【こうじ】
koji: a substance that is produced by letting a mold, especially Aspergillus oryzae, grow on rice, barley, soybeans, etc., used to make fermented products such as sake, amazake, miso, and soy sauce
a surname
Alternative spellings
麹, 糀
(This term, 糱, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
糱
もやし
Hyōgai
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 糱 – see the following entry.
【萌もやし】
bean sprout
(specifically) malt, a sprouted bean, rice, wheat, etc. used as an ingredient in beer and other things
Alternative spellings
糵, モヤシ
(This term, 糱, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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