thick amazake; thick sweet sake
Refers to the thick, unstrained lees or sediment left from making amazake (sweet fermented rice drink), or the thick drink itself. Cross-referenced with 甘酒.
See also: 甘酒
Amakasu is the thick, syrupy part that results when making amazake.
Standard kanji spelling.
Variant kanji spelling using 糟 instead of 粕.
Compound of 甘 (ama, 'sweet') and 粕 (kasu, 'lees, dregs'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word describes the sweet, thick residue from sake or amazake production.