糱

See also: 糵

糱 U+7CF1, 糱 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7CF1 ← 糰 [U+7CF0] CJK Unified Ideographs 糲 → [U+7CF2]

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

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): niè (nie⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄝˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jit⁶ / jip⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: niè
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: niè
    • Wade–Giles: nieh⁴
    • Yale: nyè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nieh
    • Palladius: не (ne)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni̯ɛ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: jit⁶ / jip⁶
    • Yale: yiht / yihp
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jit⁹ / jip⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yid⁶ / yib⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːt̚²/, /jiːp̚²/

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• Middle Chinese: ngjet

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

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*ŋred/

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

• 麴櫱／曲蘖
• 麴糵／曲糵

 

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】 [noun] 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 [proper noun] 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】 [noun] bean sprout [noun] (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.)