Kanji

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:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: wine, alcohol

Examples

Onyomi Examples

コウソ enzyme

コウボ yeast, leaven

並行複発 ヘイコウフクハッコウ multiple parallel fermentation (esp. in sake brewing)

アルコール発 アルコールハッコウ alcohol fermentation