chewed-rice sake; mouth-chewed sake
Historical term for a primitive alcoholic beverage made by chewing rice or other grains and using saliva enzymes for fermentation. Rarely used outside historical or anthropological contexts.
Kuchikamizake is a type of sake that was made in ancient Japan.
Standard kanji spelling for this historical term.
Compound of 口 (kuchi, 'mouth'), 噛み (kami, 'chewing'), and 酒 (sake, 'sake'). The reading くちかみざけ exhibits rendaku (sequential voicing) on さけ. The alternate reading くちかみさけ is less common.