酎
Mnemonic
You grab a bottle of wine and a measurement tool, determined to distill the perfect shochu. By carefully measuring the alcohol as it drips from the heated bottle of wine, you concentrate it into a powerful, smooth shochu worthy of a master distiller.
Additional thoughts
Picture yourself in a rustic distillery: a large bottle of wine being heated, steam rising into a tube, while you obsessively check a measurement gauge for the ideal proof. Shochu = distilled precision from wine-like ingredients.Quick recall
A bottle of wine plus precise measurement of distillation yields potent shochu.Details
The keyword for 酎 is shochu. This kanji refers to a traditional Japanese distilled spirit, a strong alcoholic beverage typically made from ingredients such as barley, sweet potatoes, or rice. Shochu is distinct from sake in that it is distilled rather than brewed, resulting in a higher alcohol content. The character conveys the idea of a potent, refined liquor deeply rooted in Japanese drinking culture.
- On'yomi
- ちゅう、ちゅ
- Kun'yomi
- かも.す