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

Two likely derivations:

  • Shift from a compound of (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

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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