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醸

brew
Stroke count: 20

Readings

On readingジョウ
Kun readingかも.す
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. brewRtK
    ビールは麦芽から醸造される。Beer is brewed from malt.tatoeba
    日本酒特別本醸造酒Japanese liquor special honjozoshuwiki
  2. cause
  1. brewing
  2. fermenting
  3. arousing
  4. causing
  5. creating

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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whiskey bottle · grass skirt · top hat (亠) · eight (八) · six (六) · animal legs (儿) · celery · scarf (冂)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1647

Compound words

醸成じょうせい
brewing; fermenting; arousing; causing; creating
醸造じょうぞう
brewing
佳醸かじょう
sweet sake
醸すかもす
to brew (sake, etc.)
醸造学じょうぞうがく
zymurgy
醸造酒じょうぞうしゅ
brewage
醸造所じょうぞうしょ
brewery
醸しだすかもしだす
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.)
信頼醸成しんらいじょうせい
trust building
醸し出すかもしだす
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.)

Additional Examples

酵素添加による速醸法
Fast brewing method by adding enzymewiki

Stroke Order

20 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 醸

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