Japanese
Etymology 1
For pronunciation and definitions of こうじ – see the following entries.
【好事 】
[noun] an auspicious event
[noun] a good thing; good news
【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
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
Noun
こうじ • (kōji ) ←かうぢ ( kaudi ) ?
koji : a mold , Aspergillus oryzae , used as a starter for rice , barley , soybeans , etc. to make sake , miso , etc.
Derived terms
Proper noun
こうじ • (Kōji )
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Etymology 3
For pronunciation and definitions of こうじ – see the following entry.
(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 )
光二 , 光仁 , 光司 , 光次 , 光治 , 公二 , 剛治 , 好治 : a male given name
孝志 , 孝次 , 孝治 , 宏次 , 幸二 , 幸司 , 幸治 , 康司 : a male given name
廣二 , 晃二 , 晃司 , 晃次 , 浩二 , 浩司 , 浩嗣 , 浩次 : a male given name
浩治 , 考史 , 耕二 , 耕司 , 耕治 , 興二 , 興司 , 鉱二 : a male given name
弘次 , 公治 : a male given name
References
^ Matsumura, Akira , editor (2006 ), 大辞林 [Daijirin ] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo : Sanseidō , →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute , editor (1998 ), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary ] (in Japanese), Tokyo : NHK Publishing, Inc. , →ISBN