糱

See also: 糵

糱	U+7CF1, 糱 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7CF1

← 糰
[U+7CF0]

CJK Unified Ideographs

糲 →
[U+7CF2]

Translingual

Han character

糱 (Kangxi radical 119, 米+16, 22 strokes, cangjie input 山十火木 (UJFD), four-corner 1722₇, composition ⿱辥米)

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 913, character 45
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 27188
Dae Jaweon: page 1341, character 7
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3163, character 17
Unihan data for U+7CF1

Chinese

trad.		糱
simp. ^#		糱
alternative forms		糵𪌊𪎃

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (薛) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
躠	*sŋaːd
嶭	ŋaːd, ŋeːd
櫱	ŋaːd, ŋred
薛	*sŋed
辥	*sŋed
孼	*ŋred
蘖	*ŋred
蠥	*ŋred
孽	*ŋred
糵	*ŋred

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): niè (nie⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄝˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jit⁶ / jip⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: niè
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄝˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: niè
  - Wade–Giles: nieh⁴
  - Yale: nyè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nieh
  - Palladius: не (ne)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni̯ɛ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: jit⁶ / jip⁶
  - Yale: yiht / yihp
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jit⁹ / jip⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yid⁶ / yib⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːt̚²/, /jiːp̚²/

Middle Chinese: ngjet

Rime
Character	糱
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	疑 (31)
Final (韻)	薛 (83)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	魚列切
Baxter	ngjet
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ŋˠiᴇt̚/
Pan Wuyun	/ŋᵚiɛt̚/
Shao Rongfen	/ŋiæt̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ŋiat̚/
Li Rong	/ŋjɛt̚/
Wang Li	/ŋĭɛt̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ŋi̯ɛt̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yè
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jit⁶

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*ŋred/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	糱
Reading #	1/1
No.	14067
Phonetic component	薛
Rime group	月
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	孼
Old Chinese	/*ŋred/

Definitions

糱

grain that can be sprouted
malt; yeast for wine
See also: 麴
to lead to; to cause

Compounds

麴櫱 / 曲蘖
麴糵 / 曲糵

Japanese

Kanji

糱

(Hyōgai kanji)

malt
koji

Readings

On (unclassified): げつ (getsu)
Kun: こうじ (kōji, 糱)、もやし (moyashi, 糱)

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
糱
こうじ Hyōgai
kun'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 糱 – see the following entry.

【こうじ】

[noun] koji: 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

[proper noun] a surname

Alternative spellings
麹, 糀

(This term, 糱, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
糱
もやし Hyōgai
kun'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 糱 – see the following entry.

【萌もやし】

[noun] bean sprout

[noun] (specifically) malt, a sprouted bean, rice, wheat, etc. used as an ingredient in beer and other things

Alternative spellings
糵, モヤシ

(This term, 糱, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)