# こうじ
## 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 |
| 【公示】 | [noun] a public announcement [verb] to announce publicly |
| 【公事】 | [noun] public affairs; government business [noun] official duties |
| 【康治】 | [proper noun] the Kōji era, 1142-1144 |
| 【弘治】 | [proper noun] the Kōji era, 1555-1558 |
| 【好事】 | [noun] an auspicious event [noun] a good thing; good news |
| 【好餌】 | [noun] bait |
| 【後事】 | [noun] future affairs, unfinished business |
| 【柑子】 | [noun] Koji orange, Citrus leiocarpa Alternative spelling コウジ |
| 【高次】 | [noun] a higher dimension, a higher order [noun] high level; meta- [noun] (mathematics) higher order; higher degree |
| 【康治】 | [proper noun] the Kōji era, 1142-1144 |
(This term, こうじ (kōji), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as こうじ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as こうじ.) :
(The following entries are uncreated: 口耳, 口事, 爻辞, 向自, 好字, 好辞, 行事, 孝慈, 更事, 垢膩, 狡児, 香餌, 校時, 勘事, 硬磁, 項辞, 鉤餌, 講師, 鴻慈, 鏗爾.)

### Etymology 2

* Alternative spellings
* 麹 糀 糱
Two likely derivations:
* Shift from a compound of 黴 (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

* (Tokyo) こーじ [kòójí] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [ko̞ːʑi]

#### Noun

こうじ • (kōji)
* koji: a substance that is produced by letting a mold, especially Aspergillus oryzae, grow on rice, barley, soybeans, etc., used to make fermented products such as sake, amazake, miso, and soy sauce

##### Derived terms

* 掛(か)け麹(こうじ) (kakekōji)
* 麹(コウジ)黴(カビ) (kōji kabi, “aspergillus”)
* 麹(こうじ)菌(きん) (kōjikin, “aspergillus”)
* 麹(こうじ)酸(さん) (kōji-san, “kojic acid”)
* 麹(こうじ)漬(づ)け (kōji-zuke)
* 麹(こうじ)花(ばな) (kōjibana)
* 麹(こうじ)町(まち) (Kōji-machi)
* 麹(こうじ)室(むろ) (kōji-muro)
* 米(こめ)麹(こうじ) (kome kōji)
* 甘(あま)麹(こうじ) (amakōji)
* 支那(しな)麹(こうじ) (Shina kōji)
* 白(しろ)麹(こうじ) (shirokōji)
* 種(たね)麹(こうじ) (tane kōji)
* 練(ね)り麹(こうじ), 煉(ね)り麹(こうじ) (nerikōji)
* 味噌(みそ)麹(こうじ) (miso kōji)
* 麦(むぎ)麹(こうじ) (mugi kōji)

##### Descendants

* → English: koji
** ⇒ English: kojic

#### Proper noun

こうじ • (Kōji)
* a surname

### Etymology 3

For pronunciation and definitions of こうじ – see the following entry. :
| 【小路】 | [noun] lane, alley |
(This term, こうじ (kōji), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as こうじ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as こうじ.) :

### Etymology 4
#### Proper noun

こうじ • (Kōji)
* 光二, 光仁, 光司, 光次, 光治, 公二, 剛治, 好治: a male given name
* 孝志, 孝次, 孝治, 宏次, 幸二, 幸司, 幸治, 康司: a male given name
* 廣二, 晃二, 晃司, 晃次, 浩二, 浩司, 浩嗣, 浩次: a male given name
* 浩治, 考史, 耕二, 耕司, 耕治, 興二, 興司, 鉱二: a male given name
* 弘次, 公治: a male given name

### References

* ↑ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* ↑ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN