酎

shōchū; sake

10 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school.

Readings

• チュウ (on reading): 焼酎 (しょうちゅう) shōchū; 芋焼酎 (いもじょうちゅう) sweet potato shōchū
• チュ (on reading)
• かもす (kun reading)

Components

• 酉
• 寸
• 寸 radical inch; measure
• 酉 radical sake jar; bird (zodiac)

Words using 酎

• 焼酎 (しょうちゅう) shōchū
• 芋焼酎 (いもじょうちゅう) sweet potato shōchū
• 麦焼酎 (むぎしょうちゅう) barley shōchū
• 本格焼酎 (ほんかくしょうちゅう) shōchū made by the simple distillation process
• 黒糖焼酎 (こくとうしょうちゅう) brown sugar shōchū

15 words in all.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists