koji

See also: kojí, kōji, and Kōji

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 麹 (kōji).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkoʊd͡ʒi/
• Rhymes: (General American) -oʊdʒi

Noun

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.
2. The mold used in such a preparation.

Anagrams

• jiko, joik

Japanese

Romanization

koji

1. Rōmaji transcription of こじ

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kъjь, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷos + relative particle *yos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kǒjiː/
• Hyphenation: ko‧ji
• Rhymes: -jiː

Pronoun

kòjī (Cyrillic spelling ко̀јӣ)

1. (interrogative) which, what

   Koji je datum? ― What date is it?

   Kojim autom ideš na posao? ― What/Which car do you go to work with?

2. (relative) which, that, who, whom

   Konačno sam kupila haljinu o kojoj sam ti govorila. ― I finally bought the dress that I've been telling you about.

   Neka sada pristupe oni koji imaju ikakvih pritužbi. ― May those who have any complaints step forward now.

   Ugledali su čovjeka kojeg je tražila policija. ― They saw the man whom the police were searching for.

3. (informal, indefinite, shortening of pokoji) some, few

   Daj mi koji koristan savjet. ― Give me some helpful tips.

   Bio sam tamo samo koji put. ― I was there only a few times.

   Koncert je za koji dan. ― The concert is in a few days

4. (informal, intensifier) what a/an, what the (used to express astonishment, anger or incredulity)

   Koji si ti glupan! ― What a fool you are!

   Koji se kurac dogodilo mom autu? ― What the fuck happened to my car?

Declension

declension of koji

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		kòjī	kòjā	kòjē
genitive		kòjēg(a)	kòjē	kòjēg(a)
dative		kòjēm(u)	kòjōj	kòjēm(u)
accusative	inanimate animate	kòjī kòjēg(a)	kòjū	kòjē
vocative		—	—	—
locative		kòjēm(u)	kòjōj	kòjēm(u)
instrumental		kòjīm	kòjōm	kòjīm
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		kòjī	kòjē	kòjā
genitive		kòjīh	kòjīh	kòjīh
dative		kòjīm / kòjima	kòjīm / kòjima	kòjīm / kòjima
accusative		kòjē	kòjē	kòjā
vocative		—	—	—
locative		kòjīm / kòjima	kòjīm / kòjima	kòjīm / kòjima
instrumental		kòjīm / kòjima	kòjīm / kòjima	kòjīm / kòjima

Derived terms

• budkòjī
• ȉkojī
• nȅkojī
• nȉkojī
• pogdjèkojī
• pòkojī
• svȁkojī