# 糱

| 糱 | U+7CF1, &#31985; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7CF1 |
| ← 糰 [U+7CF0] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 糲 → [U+7CF2] |

## Translingual
### Han character

糱 (Kangxi radical 119, 米+16, 22 strokes, cangjie input 山十火木 (UJFD), four-corner 1722$_7$, composition ⿱辥米)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 913, character 45
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 27188
* Dae Jaweon: page 1341, character 7
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3163, character 17
* Unihan data for U+7CF1

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 躠 | *sŋaːd |
| 嶭 | *ŋaːd, *ŋeːd |
| 櫱 | *ŋaːd, *ŋred |
| 薛 | *sŋed |
| 辥 | *sŋed |
| 孼 | *ŋred |
| 蘖 | *ŋred |
| 蠥 | *ŋred |
| 孽 | *ŋred |
| 糵 | *ŋred |

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): niè (nie$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄝˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): jit$^6$ / jip$^6$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: niè
*** Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄝˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: niè
*** Wade–Giles: nieh$^4$
*** Yale: nyè
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nieh
*** Palladius: не (ne)
*** Sinological IPA : /ni̯ɛ⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: jit$^6$ / jip$^6$
*** Yale: yiht / yihp
*** Cantonese Pinyin: jit$^9$ / jip$^9$
*** Guangdong Romanization: yid$^6$ / yib$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /jiːt̚²/, /jiːp̚²/
* Middle Chinese: ngjet
Rime :
| Character | 糱 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 疑 (31) |
| Final (韻) | 薛 (83) |
| Tone (調) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 魚列切 |
| Baxter | ngjet |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ŋˠiᴇt̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ŋᵚiɛt̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ŋiæt̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ŋiat̚/ |
| Li Rong | /ŋjɛt̚/ |
| Wang Li | /ŋĭɛt̚/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ŋi̯ɛt̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | yè |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | jit$^6$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*ŋred/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 糱 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 14067 |
| Phonetic component | 薛 |
| Rime group | 月 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 孼 |
| Old Chinese | /*ŋred/ |

### Definitions

糱
* grain that can be sprouted
* malt; yeast for wine
    See also: 麴
* to lead to; to cause

### Compounds

* 麴櫱 / 曲蘖
* 麴糵 / 曲糵

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
* malt
* koji

#### Readings

* On (unclassified): げつ (getsu)
* Kun: こうじ (kōji, 糱)、もやし (moyashi, 糱)

### Etymology 1

* Kanji in this term
* 糱
* こうじ Hyōgai
* kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 糱 – see the following entry. :
| 【こうじ】 | [noun] 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 [proper noun] a surname Alternative spellings 麹, 糀 |
(This term, 糱, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) :

### Etymology 2

* Kanji in this term
* 糱
* もやし Hyōgai
* kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 糱 – see the following entry. :
| 【萌もやし】 | [noun] bean sprout [noun] (specifically) malt, a sprouted bean, rice, wheat, etc. used as an ingredient in beer and other things [verb] stem or continuative form of 萌やす (moyasu) [godan] Alternative spellings 糵, モヤシ |
(This term, 糱, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) :