Kanji

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:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: wine, alcohol

Examples

Onyomi Examples

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

ジョウゾウ brewing

メイジョウ famous winery, famous brewery

カジョウ sweet sake, good wine

Kunyomi Examples

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