Yeast

"Yeast" in Japanese

イースト

īsuto

(froth used in medicine, baking and brewing)

イースト菌

īsuto-kin

(cake or dried granules used to make bread dough rise)

酵母

kōbo

(fungus)

酵母

kōbo

(froth used in medicine, baking and brewing)

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