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発酵
hakkou
Description
「発酵」は、菌の力で食べ物や飲み物が変化することです。
"発酵" is the process where food or drink changes due to the power of bacteria.
パンやヨーグルト、お酒などは発酵を使って作られます。
Bread, yogurt, and alcohol are made using 発酵.
Meanings
発酵hakkou
fermentation, the process caused by microbes
味噌は大豆の発酵で作られます。
Miso is made by fermenting soybeans.
発酵するhakkou suru
to ferment
生地がよく発酵すると、パンがふくらみます。
When the dough ferments well, the bread rises.
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Notes
- Etymology
発 (to arise) + 酵 (fermentation/yeast); the second character itself means yeast or leaven.
- Nuance
発酵 is a beneficial microbial change (food, drink), unlike 腐る which means to rot or spoil.
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