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吟醸

吟醸

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ぎん
Grade: S
じょう
Grade: S
on'yomi

Noun

吟醸 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 吟釀, hiragana ぎんじょう, romaji ginjō)

  1. careful distillation with careful attention to ingredients

Verb

吟醸する (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 吟釀, hiragana ぎんじょうする, romaji ginjō suru)

  1. to brew with the best ingredients, e.g. to brew sake with the finest rice

Conjugation