酵
酵 — Fermentation
fermentation
On’yomiコウ (kou)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (14 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 酵
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 酵素 | こうそ kouso | enzyme |
| 発酵 | はっこう hakkou | fermentation; zymosis |
| 酵母 | こうぼ koubo | yeast; leaven |
Study notes
酵 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 14 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1862 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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