醸
brew, cause
Readings
On'yomi
- ジョウ
Kun'yomi
- かも.す
Meaning
醸 centers on a gradual, transformative process: brewing alcohol, or metaphorically causing a situation or atmosphere to develop over time.
Most common words using 醸
20 of 30- 醸造じょうぞう
brewing
- 醸すかもす
to brew (sake, etc.)
- 吟醸ぎんじょう
ginjō sake; high-quality sake brewed by low temperature fermentation from white rice milled to 60%
- 醸成じょうせい
brewing; fermenting
- 醸し出すかもしだす
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
- 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%
- ビール醸造ビールじょうぞう
beer brewing
- ワイン醸造ワインじょうぞう
winemaking
- 佳醸かじょう
sweet sake; good wine
- 信頼醸成しんらいじょうせい
trust building; confidence building
- 信頼醸成措置しんらいじょうせいそち
confidence-building measures; CBM
- 増醸酒ぞうじょうしゅ
zōjōshu; sake with added distilled alcohol, sweeteners, flavorings, etc.
- 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
- 物議を醸すぶつぎをかもす
to cause controversy; to be controversial; to arouse criticism; to raise a storm; to cause a stir
- 純米吟醸酒じゅんまいぎんじょうしゅ
ginjō sake with no added alcohol; junmai ginjō sake
- 自家醸造じかじょうぞう
home-brewed
- 速醸そくじょう
fast brewing (of sake, miso, etc.)
- 醞醸うんじょう
brewing; fermenting
Study
Etymology
醸 combines 酉 (a wine jar or alcohol-related meaning) with 㐮, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of assisting or nurturing, together suggesting the process of brewing.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side 酉 is a sake jar, and the right side 㐮 looks like a complex setup of tools and ingredients. Picture a brewer carefully combining everything in the jar to brew sake.
Reading mnemonic
For ジョウ, imagine a brewer named Joe who is famous for his brewing skills: Joe -> ジョウ, and his sake jar 酉 is always bubbling.