Kanji

酎

酎

sake

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

酉部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

チュウ, チュ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

かもす

Example sentences

焼酎 しょうちゅう
焼酎 は 日本 の 伝統的 な お酒 です 。

Shochu is a traditional Japanese alcoholic beverage.

Example Vocabulary

焼酎

しょうちゅう

shochu (Japanese distilled spirit)

芋焼酎

いもじょうちゅう

酎ハイ

ちゅうハイ

酎

ちゅう

麦焼酎

むぎしょうちゅう

薯焼酎

藷焼酎

焼酎ハイボール

粕取り焼酎

かすとりしょうちゅう

球磨焼酎

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