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醸

brew, cause

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes20

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

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  • 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

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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.