醸

brew; cause

20 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1838.

Readings

• ジョウ (on reading): 醸造 (じょうぞう) brewing; 醸造所 (じょうぞうしょ) brewery
• かもす (kun reading): 醸す (かもす) to brew (sake, etc.); 醸し出す (かもしだす) to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.)

Components

• 酉
• 㐮
• ハ radical eight, katakana ha
• 亠 radical lid
• 衣 radical clothes
• 酉 radical sake jar; bird (zodiac)

Words using 醸

• 醸造 (じょうぞう) brewing
• 醸造所 (じょうぞうしょ) brewery
• 醸成 (じょうせい) brewing
• 醸造業 (じょうぞうぎょう) brewing industry
• 大吟醸 (だいぎんじょう) top-quality sake brewed from rice grains milled to 50% of weight or less
• 醸す (かもす) to brew (sake, etc.)
• 醸し出す (かもしだす) to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.)
• 物議を醸す (ぶつぎをかもす) to cause controversy

30 words in all.

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