麹
Malt
Top 1,500-2,000 · #198815 strokes
Meanings
Malt, Yeast
On'yomi
きく
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
こうじ
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
麹 is written in 15 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
麹 (Malt) is not taught on WaniKani. It ranks #1988 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 15 strokes.
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