refined sake; clear Japanese sake
Refers to refined or clear sake, as opposed to cloudy or unrefined sake such as どぶろく. In everyday conversation, 日本酒 is often the more familiar general word for sake.
See also: 濁酒 (どぶろく)
This brewery produces refined sake.
Refined sake is drunk both chilled and warmed.
This brewery makes refined sake using traditional methods.
We drank refined sake at the celebration.
濁酒 is cloudy, unrefined sake, directly contrasting with 清酒, which is clear, filtered sake.
Sake is commonly counted with 本 when referring to bottles.
A Sino-Japanese compound: 清 means clear or pure, and 酒 means alcoholic drink or sake. The spelling directly reflects the idea of clear, refined sake.