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発酵

はっこう

fermentation

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Examples

  1. 味噌は発酵食品だ。

    みそははっこうしょくひんだ。

    Miso is a fermented food.

  2. パン生地を一時間発酵させる。

    パンきじをいちじかんはっこうさせる。

    Let the bread dough ferment for an hour.

  3. 温度が高いと発酵が早く進む。

    おんどがたかいとはっこうがはやくすすむ。

    Fermentation proceeds faster at high temperatures.

Common patterns

発酵食品
fermented food
発酵させる
to let something ferment
発酵が進む
fermentation proceeds

Memory tip

Microbially it is the same process as 腐敗 (rotting); Japanese picks 発酵 when the result is wanted and 腐敗 when it is not.

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