Word Meaning 吟醸

ぎんじょう ginjou

吟醸 is read as ぎんじょう (ginjou) and means ginjō sake.

Meaning

English

ginjō sake
high-quality sake brewed by low temperature fermentation from white rice milled to 60%

Reading

Kana

ぎんじょう

Romaji

ginjou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 136610 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

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吟醸酒

ぎんじょうしゅ

ginjō sake

大吟醸

だいぎんじょう

top-quality sake brewed from rice grains milled to 50% of weight or less

純米吟醸酒

じゅんまいぎんじょうしゅ

ginjō sake with no added alcohol

吟味

ぎんみ

reciting and appreciating traditional poetry

吟遊詩人

ぎんゆうしじん

troubadour

吟味役

ぎんみやく

winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game)

醸成

じょうせい

brewing

醸造

じょうぞう

brewing

醸し出す

かもしだす

to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.)

自家醸造

じかじょうぞう

home-brewed

醸造調味料

じょうぞうちょうみりょう

fermented seasoning (e.g. mirin, cooking sake, miso)

信頼醸成措置

しんらいじょうせいそち

confidence-building measures