Word Meaning 純米

じゅんまい jummai

純米 is read as じゅんまい (jummai) and means (of sake, vinegar, etc) made from only rice, kōji, and water.

Meaning

English

  1. (of sake, vinegar, etc) made from only rice, kōji, and water
  2. junmai sake (sake in which the only ingredients are rice and yeast)
  3. pure rice

Reading

Kana

じゅんまい

Romaji

jummai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 90625 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

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純米酒

じゅんまいしゅ

junmai sake (sake in which the only ingredients are rice and yeast)

純米吟醸酒

じゅんまいぎんじょうしゅ

ginjō sake with no added alcohol

純情

じゅんじょう

pure heart

純文学

じゅんぶんがく

pure literature

純金

じゅんきん

pure gold

純度

じゅんど

purity (of a substance)

じゅん

innocent

純白

じゅんぱく

pure white

純増

じゅんぞう

net increase

純愛

じゅんあい

pure love

純然

じゅんぜん

absolute

純化

じゅんか

simplification