糟
糟: dregs
dregs; lees; sediment
17 strokesNames & literary · More literary kanji (準1級 range)in 4 words here
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コウ・ソウ
Kunぬか
Variant of 粕 (かす); 糟糠の妻 (そうこうのつま) means a wife who stood by you through poverty.
Key words
糟かすdregs; lees
酒糟さけかすsake lees
糟漬かすづけpickled in sake lees
糟糠そうこうchaff and bran; plain food
糟粕そうはくdregs; sake lees
Example sentences
寒い日は、酒糟を溶かした甘酒が体にしみる。
On cold days, amazake made with dissolved sake lees warms you to the bone.
母は大根を糟漬にして、冬の保存食にした。
My mother pickled daikon in sake lees as preserved food for the winter.
糟糠の妻を大切にしない男は、いつか後悔するだろう。
A man who doesn't cherish the wife who stood by him in hard times will regret it someday.