sake
On'yomi (音読み)
- チュウ
- チュ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- かも.す
About this kanji
The kanji 「酎」 primarily refers to a type of alcoholic beverage known as sake, often used to indicate distilled drinks. It is typically used as a noun. A common compound is 焼酎 (しょうちゅう), meaning "shōchū," which is a popular Japanese distilled spirit. Another one is 酎ハイ (チューハイ), or "chūhai," a cocktail made with shōchū and soda. There are also specific variants, like 芋焼酎 (いもじょうちゅう) for sweet potato and 麦焼酎 (むぎしょうちゅう) for barley shōchū. A usage note: while all these drinks are delicious, it's important to enjoy them responsibly!
Example sentences
その酒は特製の酎である。
That liquor is a special sake.
Meanings across languages
- English
- sake
- Tiếng Việt
- rượu
- 日本語
- 酎
- 한국어
- 술
- 中文
- 酎
- id
- sake
- th
- สาเก
- es
- sake
- fr
- saké
- de
- Sake
- pt
- saquê
Common compounds
- 焼酎しょうちゅうshōchū, Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
- 酎ハイチューハイchūhai, shōchū highball, cocktail of shōchū with tonic water
- 芋焼酎いもじょうちゅうsweet potato shōchū
- 麦焼酎むぎしょうちゅうbarley shōchū
- 米焼酎こめしょうちゅうrice shōchū
- 栗焼酎くりしょうちゅうchestnut shōchū
- 球磨焼酎くまじょうちゅうKumamoto rice shōchū
- 焼酎漬けしょうちゅうづけfruit, etc. preserved in shōchū
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