ぶどう酒しゅ

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Meanings

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wine; grape wine

Refers specifically to wine made from grapes. In modern Japanese, ワイン is the default term.

夕ゆう食しょくに赤あかワインを飲のんだ。
I drank red wine with dinner.
このワインはフランス産さんです。
This wine is from France.

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Kanji

酒sake, alcohol
葡wild grape, Portugal
萄grape vine, wild grape

Related words

ワインN4
ぶどう酒 is a literal, somewhat old-fashioned term for grape wine, while ワイン is the common everyday loanword used in modern Japanese.
ぶどうN4
葡萄 refers to the fruit or vine itself, while ぶどう酒 specifically means wine made from grapes.

Written forms

ぶどう酒しゅ
Kanji spelling meaning 'grape alcohol'; less common than ワイン but still used, especially in traditional contexts.
葡萄ぶどう酒しゅ
Older kanji spelling; now mostly replaced by ワイン or ぶどう酒.
ブドウ酒しゅ
Mixed katakana-kanji spelling; occasionally seen but not standard.
ブドウしゅ

Etymology

Loanword from English 'wine', ultimately from Latin 'vinum'. The kanji spellings ぶどう酒 and 葡萄酒 are native Japanese coinages meaning 'grape alcohol'.