吟醸

ぎんじょう

Meanings

1. Noun ginjō sake (i.e.: high-quality sake brewed by low temperature fermentation from white rice milled to 60%) See also: 吟醸酒 (ぎんじょうしゅ).

Kanji

• 吟 recite. Read as ギン.
• 醸 brew. Read as ジョウ.

Words containing 吟醸

• 大吟醸 (だいぎんじょう) top-quality sake brewed from rice grains milled to 50% of weight or less
• 吟醸酒 (ぎんじょうしゅ) ginjō sake
• 純米吟醸酒 (じゅんまいぎんじょうしゅ) ginjō sake with no added alcohol

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