noun, noun used as a suffix

  1. fish, meat, vegetables, etc. pickled in kōji and salt, food pickled in malted rice.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
麹漬け こうじづけ
糀漬 こうじづけ
麹漬 こうじづけ
 
糀漬け こうじづけ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

malt, yeast
こうじ キク (Kentei Pre-1)
barley, wheat
むぎ バク (2nd, N2)
life (生) variant
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ しゅう (Kentei 1)
handful
キク コク むす.ぶ
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)
rice, USA, metre
ベイ こめ マイ (2nd, N3)
to divide
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
pickling, soak, moisten
つ.ける -づけ シ (9th, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
blame, condemn, censure
セキ せ.める (5th, N3)
life (生) variant
shellfish
かい バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)