本醸造酒

Reading

Kana: ほんじょうぞうしゅ

Romaji: honjōzoushu

Definition

noun

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

本

Readings: ホン、 もと

Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things

醸

Readings: ジョウ、 かも.す

Meanings: brew, cause

造

Readings: ゾウ、 つく.る、 つく.り、 -づく.り

Meanings: create, make, structure, physique

酒

Readings: シュ、 さけ、 さか-

Meanings: sake, alcohol