じょう

noun

  1. leaven, yeast.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
じょう
醸母 じょうぼ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

brew, cause
かも.す ジョウ (9th, N1)
west, bird, sign of the bird
とり ユウ なが (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
west, Spain
にし サイ セイ (2nd, N5)
high & level, lofty, bald
コツ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
to help, to assist, to achieve
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
well, well crib, town
い ショウ セイ (7th, N1)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ ク にじゅう (Kentei 1)
mother
はは ボ も (2nd, N5)