"koji" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkoʊd͡ʒi/ [General-American] Forms: kojis [plural]
Rhymes: (General American) -oʊdʒi Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 麹 (kōji). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|麹|sc=Jpan|tr=kōji}} Japanese 麹 (kōji) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} koji (usually uncountable, plural kojis)
  1. 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. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (lifeform): Fungi
    Sense id: en-koji-en-noun-rPl8pq4p Disambiguation of Fungi: 80 20 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 32 4 35 0 1 0 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 3 32 0 1 0 36
  2. The mold used in such a preparation. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-koji-en-noun-I-6506bL

Inflected forms

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        [
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          "soybeans",
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        [
          "sake",
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          "amazake",
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          "sake",
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          "amazake",
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          "miso",
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