二に級きゅう酒しゅ

noun

second-grade alcohol; second-class sake

Refers to a former official classification for sake (日本酒) under the old grading system, indicating a lower grade than 一級酒. Now obsolete as an official category, but may still be encountered in historical or nostalgic contexts.

• 昔むかしは二に級きゅう酒しゅが庶しょ民みんの味み方かただった。

  In the old days, second-grade sake was a friend to the common people.