# 酵 — ferment; enzyme

酵 means “ferment; enzyme”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 14 strokes. On'yomi: コウ (kou). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: ferment; enzyme
- On'yomi: コウ (kou)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 14
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Food & cooking 3

## How to remember 酵

Sounds like 孝: both read コウ.

Parts: 酉 jar · 孝 filial piety

## More in the “Food & cooking 3” set

[醸](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/brew/) · [汁](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/soup/) · [酵](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ferment/) · [酢](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/vinegar/) · [酪](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/dairy/) · [膳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/meal-tray/) · [串](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/skewer/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ferment/. Last updated 2026-11-01.