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Kikujin

麹塵 · きくじん

A grayed green derived from the color of kōji, the mold used in brewing. It is the shade of the kikujin no hō, the robe an emperor wore on ordinary days — subdued, and quietly exalted.

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米麹 麹 — what the name literally points to.

koji rice fermentation
koji rice fermentation
koji rice fermentation