赤あか葡萄ぶどう酒しゅ

also: あかブドウしゅ

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Meanings

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noun

red wine

Refers specifically to red wine, as opposed to white wine (白葡萄酒). The term is straightforward and used in contexts like dining or describing beverages.

夕ゆう食しょくに赤あか葡萄ぶどう酒しゅを一いっ本ぽん開あけた。

We opened a bottle of red wine for dinner.

この赤あか葡萄ぶどう酒しゅはフルボディで美味おいしい。

This red wine is full-bodied and delicious.

Kanji

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

Related words

白しろ葡萄ぶどう酒しゅ
Means 'white wine', the counterpart to 赤葡萄酒. Both are specific terms, though ワイン (wine) is more common in everyday speech.
ワイン
The general loanword for 'wine', used far more frequently than 葡萄酒. 赤ワイン is the common way to say 'red wine'.

Built from

赤あか+ぶどう+酒しゅ

Written forms

赤あか葡萄ぶどう酒しゅ
Standard kanji spelling for 'red wine', using 葡萄 for grape.
赤あかブドウ酒しゅ
Variant spelling with ブドウ in katakana; less common but still encountered.
あかブドウしゅ

Etymology

Compound of 赤 (red) + 葡萄酒 (grape wine). 葡萄酒 itself is a Sino-Japanese word combining 葡萄 (grape) and 酒 (alcoholic beverage).