Meaning

Primary

Shochu

Alternatives

Shouchuu, Japanese Traditional Hard Liquor

Word Type

noun

Explanation

Baked hard liquor is slightly higher in alcohol content. This is shochu, which I'm guessing is heated in some way during its production.

Shochu is a type of Japanese traditional hard liquor. It's a distilled spirit made from ingredients like sweet potato, barley, rice, buckwheat, and sugar cane.

Reading

しょうちゅう
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading for and are the on'yomi readings, but you didn't learn the reading for yet. That's okay, because if you know the (also English) word Shochu, you'll be able to remember the reading for this one as well too.

Context

Context Sentences

この焼酎のもっと大きい瓶ってありますか。

Do you have a bigger bottle of this shochu?

Kanji Composition