酵

fermentation

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

コウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

N/A

Stroke Order

14 / 14

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:14

JLPT:N1

Frequency:1862

Vocabulary

コウ

Word	Reading	Meaning
酵素	コウソ	enzyme
酵母	コウボ	yeast; leaven
酵素学	コウソガク	enzymology
酵母菌	コウボキン	yeast fungus
加水分解酵素	カスイブンカイコウソ	hydrolytic enzyme

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
発酵	はっこう	fermentation; zymosis
発酵乳	はっこうにゅう	fermented milk; cultured milk; fermented milk product
発酵素	はっこうそ	a ferment
アセトンブタノール発酵	アセトンブタノールはっこう	acetone-butanol fermentation
アポ酵素	アポこうそ	apoenzyme

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