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Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1838 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 20

Meaning: brew, cause

Kunyomi: かも.す

Onyomi: ジョウ

Composition: 酉 㐮

醸

Radical

Radical: 酉

Meaning: wine, alcohol

Reading: ひよみのとり

Frequency: 290

Alternative forms:

(alt radical position hen)

酉

Examples

Onyomi Examples

醸成 (ジョウセイ) brewing, fermenting, arousing, causing, creating, fermenting, bringing about

醸造 (ジョウゾウ) brewing

銘醸 (メイジョウ) famous winery, famous brewery

佳醸 (カジョウ) sweet sake, good wine

Kunyomi Examples

醸す (かもす) to brew (sake, etc.), to cause, to bring on, to bring about, to give rise to

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