JAPANESE CULTURE
I Like Japanese Alcoholic Drink Words
酒_(Yomigana : さけ ; Romaji : sake) : general term for any beverage containing alcohol
醸造酒_(Yomigana : じょうぞうしゅ ; Romaji : jōzōshu) : fermented alcohol; alcohol made by fermenting cereals and fruits
蒸留酒_(Yomigana : じょうりゅうしゅ ; Romaji : jōryūshu) : distilled alcohol; alcohol made by distillation
酒_(Yomigana : さけ ; Romaji : sake) : alcoholic beverage made from white rice, malted rice (kōji) and water
日本酒_(Yomigana : にほんしゅ ; Romaji : nihonshū) : Japanese sake : sake produced in Japan
銘柄_(Yomigana : めいがら ; Romaji : meigara) : brand of sake) : name of a product
清酒_(Yomigana : せいしゅ ; Romaji : seishu) : clear sake, refined sake
濁酒_(Yomigana : どぶろく ; Romaji : doburoku) : opaque sake, unrefined sake
濁酒_(Yomigana : だくしゅ ; Romaji : dakushu) : opaque sake, unrefined sake
老酒_(Yomigana : ろうしゅ ; Romaji : rōshu) : aged sake
米麴_(Yomigana : こめこうじ ; Romaji : kome kōji) : rice bran
諸味醪_(Yomigana : もろみ ; Romaji : moromi) : substance resulting from the fermentation of raw ingredients when making soy sauce and sake
酒器_(Yomigana : しゅき ; Romaji : shuki) : general term for the containers used for drinking sake
徳利_(Yomigana : とっくり ; Romaji : tokkuri) : narrow-necked ceramic bottle used to serve sake
銚子_(Yomigana : ちょうし ; Romaji : chōshi) : Refer tokkuri
杯_(Yomigana : さかずき ; Romaji : sakazuki) : sake cup
盃_(Yomigana : さかずき ; Romaji : sakazuki) : sake cup
猪口_(Yomigana : ちょこ ; Romaji : choko) : sake cup
酒杯_(Yomigana : しゅはい ; Romaji : shuhai) : sake cup
銚釐_(Yomigana : ちろり ; Romaji : chirori) : container made from copper, tin or brass with a handle and spout used for heating sake
ぐい呑_(Yomigana : ぐいのみ ; Romaji : guimono) : large sake cup
燗瓶_(Yomigana : かんびん ; Romaji : kanbin) : bottle used to heat up sake
燗_(Yomigana : かん ; Romaji : kan) : where sake is poured into a tokkuri and heated; sake poured into a tokkuri and heated
熱燗_(Yomigana : あつかん ; Romaji : atsukan) : Refer kan
燗酒_(Yomigana : かんざけ ; Romaji : kanzake) : sake that is heated
冷や酒_(Yomigana : ひやざけ ; Romaji : hiyazake) : cold sake, unheated sake
前菜_(Yomigana : ぜんさい ; Romaji : zensai) : small dishes of food consumed when drinking sake (appetiser)
純米酒_(Yomigana : じゅんまいしゅ ; Romaji : junmaishu) : Japanese sake produced from the two ingredients of rice and and rice bran (kome kōji)
混成酒_(Yomigana : こんせいしゅ ; Romaji : konseishu) : fermented or distilled alcohol containing added flavors, sweeteners, pigments etc. (for example, plum wine, vermouth, liqueur)
再製酒_(Yomigana : さいせいしゅ ; Romaji : saiseishu) : Refer konseishu
醇酒_(Yomigana : じゅんしゅ ; Romaji : junshu) : robust alcohol, rich alcohol
吟醸酒_(Yomigana : ぎんじょうしゅ ; Romaji : kinjōshu) : sake where the percentage of white rice derived from brown rice is less than 60 per cent
本醸造酒_(Yomigana : ほんじょうぞうしゅ ; Romaji : honjōzōshu) : clear sake where the percentage of white rice derived from brown rice is less than 70 per cent
果実酒_(Yomigana : かじつしゅ ; Romaji : kajitsushu) : fruit wine; wine made by fermenting fruit
林檎酒_(Yomigana : りんごしゅ ; Romaji : ringoshu) : apple wine
葡萄酒_(Yomigana : ぶどうしゅ ; Romaji : budōshu) : grape wine
梅酒_(Yomigana : うめしゅ ; Romaji : umeshu) : plum wine
苺酒_(Yomigana : いちごしゅ ; Romaji : ichigoshu) : strawberry wine