Sake (Brewing) Terms




杜氏, とうじ, とじ

chief brewer at a sake brewery (after name of sake's alleged inventor)

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酒造, しゅぞう

sake brewing

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滴, 雫, しずく

drop (of water), drip

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新酒, しんしゅ

new brew of sake

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浸漬, しんし, しんせき

dipping, soaking, immersing

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仕込み, 仕込, しこみ

training, stocking up, preparation

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渋味, しぶみ

good taste, astringency, refinement

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絞り, 搾り, しぼり

tye-dye, tye-dyeing, aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye), aperture stop, stop, contraction, squeezing, choke

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洗米, せんまい

washed rice

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清酒, せいしゅ

refined sake

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精米歩合, せいまいぶあい

ratio indicating the quantity of polished rice gained from a given quantity of brown rice (nowadays usually expressed as a percent)

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酸度, さんど

acidity

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酒蔵, 酒倉, さかぐら

sake brewery, wine cellar, bar, bar-room

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軟水, なんすい

soft water

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生, なま

raw, uncooked, fresh, natural, unedited, unprocessed, crude, unprotected (i.e. not wearing a condom), live (i.e. not recorded), inexperienced, unpolished, green, impudence, sauciness, unpasteurized beer, draft beer, draught beer, partially, somewhat, half-, semi-

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酛, もと

yeast mash

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諸味, 醪, もろみ

main fermenting mash (in production of sake or soy sauce), unrefined sake or soy sauce, unrefined, rough

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蔵人, 藏人, くろうど, くらんど, くらびと

keeper of imperial archives, worker at a sake brewery

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蔵元, くらもと

sake brewer, warehouse overseer

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古酒, こしゅ, ふるざけ

well-cured sake, last year's sake, old sake

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