Kanji
醸
N1
20 strokes
Grade 8
freq #1838
brew, cause
On'yomi (音読み)
ジョウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
かも.す
On'yomi compounds (音読み)
醸成
じょうせい
brewing; fermenting
醸造
じょうぞう
brewing
吟醸酒
ぎんじょうしゅ
ginjō sake; high-quality sake brewed by low temperature fermentation from white rice milled to 60%
自家醸造
じかじょうぞう
home-brewed
大吟醸
だいぎんじょう
top-quality sake brewed from rice grains milled to 50% of weight or less
本醸造
ほんじょうぞう
pure brew (e.g. sake, soy sauce)
本醸造酒
ほんじょうぞうしゅ
sake brewed without addition of saccharides and no more than 120 litres of seed alcohol per tonne
吟醸
ぎんじょう
ginjō sake; high-quality sake brewed by low temperature fermentation from white rice milled to 60%
醸造調味料
じょうぞうちょうみりょう
fermented seasoning (e.g. mirin, cooking sake, miso)
増醸酒
ぞうじょうしゅ
zōjōshu; sake with added distilled alcohol, sweeteners, flavorings, etc.
Kun'yomi words (訓読み)
醸し出す
かもしだす
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce
ビール醸造
ビールじょうぞう
beer brewing
醸造アルコール
じょうぞうアルコール
distilled alcohol (esp. that used in some sakes and liqueurs); brewer's alcohol
ワイン醸造
ワインじょうぞう
winemaking
物議を醸す
ぶつぎをかもす
to cause controversy; to be controversial