しろこうじ

Japanese
Alternative spellings
白麹
白こうじ

Etymology

From 白(しろ) (shiro) + 麹(こうじ) (kōji).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) しろこ​ーじ [shìrókóꜜòjì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɕiɾo̞ko̞ːʑi]

Noun

しろこうじ • (shirokōji) ←しろかうじ (sirokauzi)?

  1. "white yeast", Aspergillus kawachii

Usage notes
  • Apparently not a formal scientific name.

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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