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本醸造酒

Reading

Kana: ほんじょうぞうしゅ
Romaji: honjōzoushu
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

sake brewed without addition of saccharides and no more than 120 litres of seed alcohol per tonne

See also: 本醸造 (reading ほんじょうぞう)

Kanji

Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: ジョウ、 かも.す
Meanings: brew, cause
Readings: ゾウ、 つく.る、 つく.り、 -づく.り
Meanings: create, make, structure, physique
Readings: シュ、 さけ、 さか-
Meanings: sake, alcohol