酵 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning

fermentation

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • コウJHS
Other languages
  • 拼音jiao4
  • 拼音xiao4
  • 한글hyo
  • Hán-ViệtDiếu

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
14 strokes
Radical
酉(ひよみのとり)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+9175

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰酉孝

Words using this kanji

  • 酵素こうそ触媒作用をもち、生化学反応に関わる生体物質。主にタンパク質であるが、RNAにもリボザイムと呼ばれる酵素活性を持つ分子種がある。enzyme
  • 酵母こうぼ発酵のもととなる微生物などのこと。酵母菌。yeast, leaven
  • 酵素学こうそがくenzymology
  • 酵母菌こうぼきん酵母に同じ。yeast fungus
  • 酵母亜鉛こうぼあえんzinc yeast, zinc-enriched yeast
  • 酵素玄米こうそげんまいkoso genmai, fermented brown rice
  • 酵素風呂こうそぶろenzyme bath
  • 酵素的褐変こうそてきかっぺんenzymatic browning
  • 酵母エキスこうぼエキスyeast extract

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-7-7
Four Corner
1464.7
Spahn–Hadamitzky
7e6.1
Heisig
1538
Nelson
4787