こうじ

See also: こうし

Japanese

Etymology 1
For pronunciation and definitions of こうじ – see the following entries.
【工事】
[noun]construction work
[noun]roadwork
[verb]do construction work
[verb]work on the roads
【高次】
[noun]a higher dimension, a higher order
[noun]high level; meta-
[noun](mathematics) higher order; higher degree
【好事】
[noun]an auspicious event
[noun]a good thing; good news
【公示】
[noun]a public announcement
[verb]to announce publicly
【公事】
[noun]public affairs; government business
[noun]official duties
【後事】
[noun]future affairs, unfinished business
(This term, こうじ, is the hiragana spelling of several Sino-Japanese terms.)

Etymology 2
Hiragana modern こうじ
historical かうぢ
Kanji 麹
糀

Two likely derivations:

  • Shift from a compound of 黴 (kabi, “mold”) +‎ 発ち (tachi, stem or continuative form of verb 発つ (tatsu), "to arise").
    /kabi tati/ → /kaũtat͡ɕi/ → /kaũdat͡ɕi/ → /kaud͡ʑi/ → /kɔːd͡ʑi/ → /koːd͡ʑi/
  • Alternatively, a shift from 醸し (​kamoshi), the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb 醸す (kamosu, “to brew”).
    /kamosi/ → /kamuɕi/ → /kaũɕi/ → /kaũʑi/ → /kɔːʑi/ → /koːd͡ʑi/

Pronunciation

Noun

こうじ (rōmaji kōji)

  1. koji: a mold, Aspergillus oryzae, used as a starter for rice, barley, soybeans, etc. to make sake, miso, etc.
Derived terms
Derived terms
  • 掛 (か)け麹 (こうじ) (kakekōji)
  • 麹 (コウジ)黴 (カビ) (kōji kabi, “aspergillus”)
  • 麹 (こうじ)菌 (きん) (kōjikin, “aspergillus”)
  • 麹 (こうじ)酸 (さん) (kōji-san, “kojic acid”)
  • 麹 (こうじ)漬 (づ)け (kōji-zuke)
  • 麹 (こうじ)花 (ばな) (kōjibana)
  • 麹 (こうじ)町 (まち) (Kōji-machi)
  • 麹 (こうじ)室 (むろ) (kōji-muro)
  • 米 (こめ)麹 (こうじ) (kome kōji)
  • 甘 (あま)麹 (こうじ) (amakōji)
  • 支 (し)那 (な)麹 (こうじ) (Shina kōji)
  • 白 (しろ)麹 (こうじ) (shirokōji)
  • 種 (たね)麹 (こうじ) (tane kōji)
  • 練 (ね)り麹 (こうじ), 煉 (ね)り麹 (こうじ) (nerikōji)
  • 味 (み)噌 (そ)麹 (こうじ) (miso kōji)
  • 麦 (むぎ)麹 (こうじ) (mugi kōji)

Proper noun

こうじ (rōmaji Kōji)

  1. a surname

Etymology 3
For pronunciation and definitions of こうじ – see the following entry at 小路.
こうじ，しょうじ【小路】
[noun]lane, alley
(This term, こうじ, is a hiragana spelling of 小路.)

Etymology 4

Proper noun

こうじ (rōmaji Kōji)

  1. 光二, 光仁, 光司, 光次, 光治, 公二, 剛治, 好治: A male given name
  2. 孝志, 孝次, 孝治, 宏次, 幸二, 幸司, 幸治, 康司: A male given name
  3. 廣二, 晃二, 晃司, 晃次, 浩二, 浩司, 浩嗣, 浩次: A male given name
  4. 浩治, 考史, 耕二, 耕司, 耕治, 興二, 興司, 鉱二: A male given name

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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