こうじ

See also: こうし

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of こうじ – see the following entries.

【工事】 [noun] construction work [noun] roadwork [verb] do construction work [verb] work on the roads

【高次】 [noun] a higher dimension, a higher order [noun] high level; meta- [noun] (mathematics) higher order; higher degree

【好事】 [noun] an auspicious event [noun] a good thing; good news

【公示】 [noun] a public announcement [verb] to announce publicly

【公事】 [noun] public affairs; government business [noun] official duties

【後事】 [noun] future affairs, unfinished business

(This term, こうじ, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as こうじ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as こうじ.)

Etymology 2

Alternative spellings
麹 糀

Two likely derivations:

• Shift from a compound of 黴 (kabi, “mold”) +‎ 発ち (tachi, stem or continuative form of verb 発つ (tatsu), "to arise").

  /kabi tati/ → /kaũtat͡ɕi/ → /kaũdat͡ɕi/ → /kaud͡ʑi/ → /kɔːd͡ʑi/ → /koːd͡ʑi/

• Alternatively, a shift from 醸し (​kamoshi), the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb 醸す (kamosu, “to brew”).

  /kamosi/ → /kamuɕi/ → /kaũɕi/ → /kaũʑi/ → /kɔːʑi/ → /koːd͡ʑi/

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こーじ [kòójí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ːʑi]

Noun

こうじ • (kōji) ^{←かうぢ (kaudi)?}

1. koji: a mold, Aspergillus oryzae, used as a starter for rice, barley, soybeans, etc. to make sake, miso, etc.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 掛(か)け麹(こうじ) (kakekōji)
• 麹(コウジ)黴(カビ) (kōji kabi, “aspergillus”)
• 麹(こうじ)菌(きん) (kōjikin, “aspergillus”)
• 麹(こうじ)酸(さん) (kōji-san, “kojic acid”)
• 麹(こうじ)漬(づ)け (kōji-zuke)
• 麹(こうじ)花(ばな) (kōjibana)
• 麹(こうじ)町(まち) (Kōji-machi)
• 麹(こうじ)室(むろ) (kōji-muro)
• 米(こめ)麹(こうじ) (kome kōji)
• 甘(あま)麹(こうじ) (amakōji)
• 支那(しな)麹(こうじ) (Shina kōji)
• 白(しろ)麹(こうじ) (shirokōji)
• 種(たね)麹(こうじ) (tane kōji)
• 練(ね)り麹(こうじ), 煉(ね)り麹(こうじ) (nerikōji)
• 味噌(みそ)麹(こうじ) (miso kōji)
• 麦(むぎ)麹(こうじ) (mugi kōji)

Proper noun

こうじ • (Kōji) 

Etymology 3

For pronunciation and definitions of こうじ – see the following entry.

【小路】 [noun] lane, alley

(This term, こうじ, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as こうじ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as こうじ.)

Etymology 4

Proper noun

こうじ • (Kōji) 

1. 光二, 光仁, 光司, 光次, 光治, 公二, 剛治, 好治: a male given name
2. 孝志, 孝次, 孝治, 宏次, 幸二, 幸司, 幸治, 康司: a male given name
3. 廣二, 晃二, 晃司, 晃次, 浩二, 浩司, 浩嗣, 浩次: a male given name
4. 浩治, 考史, 耕二, 耕司, 耕治, 興二, 興司, 鉱二: a male given name
5. 弘次, 公治: a male given name