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酎: distilled liquor (shochu)

distilled liquor (shochu)
10 strokesSecondary · Stage 4 (about 2級)in 2 words here

Readings

On
チュウ・チュ
Kun
かもす

Appears almost only in 焼酎 (shochu) and 酎ハイ (chuhai); rendaku turns it into じょうちゅう in 芋焼酎.

Key words

焼酎しょうちゅうshochu
酎ハイちゅうはいchuhai (shochu highball)
芋焼酎いもじょうちゅうsweet potato shochu
麦焼酎むぎしょうちゅうbarley shochu

Example sentences

On my trip to Kyushu, I tried the local shochu.

At the izakaya I ordered a lemon-flavored chuhai.

After dinner, my grandfather drinks sweet potato shochu diluted with hot water.

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