Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
1862 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 14
Meaning: fermentation
Kunyomi:
Onyomi: コウ
Composition: 酉 孝
Radical: 酉
Meaning: wine, alcohol
酵素 (コウソ) enzyme
酵母 (コウボ) yeast, leaven
並行複発酵 (ヘイコウフクハッコウ) multiple parallel fermentation (esp. in sake brewing)
アルコール発酵 (アルコールハッコウ) alcohol fermentation