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御前酒 (ごぜんしゅ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

御ご前ぜん酒しゅ

Meanings

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noun

Gozenshu (sake brand)

product name

A specific brand name for a type of sake. Used as a proper noun.

御ご前ぜん酒しゅは岡おか山やま県けんの地じ酒ざけです。
Gozenshu is a local sake from Okayama Prefecture.

Kanji

御honorable, manipulate, govern
前in front, before
酒sake, alcohol

Etymology

The name is composed of 御前 (gozen, 'before a noble person') and 酒 (shu, 'sake'), suggesting a sake fit for presentation to a lord. The exact historical derivation of the brand name is uncertain.