酵

ferment; fermentation

14 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1862.

Readings

• コウ (on reading): 酵素 (こうそ) enzyme; 発酵 (はっこう) fermentation

Components

• 酉
• 孝
• 子 radical child
• ⺹ radical old, top form of 老
• 酉 radical sake jar; bird (zodiac)

Words using 酵

• 酵素 (こうそ) enzyme
• 発酵 (はっこう) fermentation
• 酵母 (こうぼ) yeast
• 酸化還元酵素 (さんかかんげんこうそ) oxidoreductase
• 合成酵素 (ごうせいこうそ) ligase

71 words in all.

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