koji
[ koh-jee ]
/ ˈkoʊ dʒi /
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noun
a fungus, Aspergillus oryzae, used to initiate fermentation of a mixture of soybeans and wheat in the production of soy sauce.
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Origin of koji
<Japanese kōji malt, yeast <kaudi<kaũdi<kamudati, probably equivalent to *kamu (<*kanpu mold; compare kabu, a variant outcome of the same etymon) + -dati, combining form of tati to rise
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Example sentences from the Web for koji
Koji Uehara, on the other hand, was nothing short of spectacular this season as the Red Sox closer.
Up to Speed: The Red Sox and Cardinals World Series Showdown|William O’Connor|October 23, 2013|DAILY BEASTThe Koji is converted into moto by adding it to a thin paste of fresh-boiled starch in a vat.
The third stage consists in adding more rice and Koji to the moto, together with some water.
The material, now consisting of the bran felted together with fungus mycelium, is called taka-koji.