JLPT N1 · 20 strokes
Kanji 醸: "brew, cause"
The kanji 醸 means "brew, cause". It is written with 20 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ジョウ in on'yomi and かも.す in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ジョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かも.す
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | brew, cause |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 20 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1838 of 2,501 |
Common words with 醸
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 醸し出すto create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
- 醸すto brew (sake, etc.) · to cause; to bring on; to bring about; to give rise to
- 醸造brewing
- 醸成brewing; fermenting · arousing; causing; creating; fermenting
- 物議を醸すto cause controversy; to be controversial; to arouse criticism; to raise a storm
- 大吟醸top-quality sake brewed from rice grains milled to 50% of weight or less
- 醸造所brewery; distillery
- 醸造酒brewage; liquor
- 醸造業brewing industry
- 吟醸ginjō sake; high-quality sake brewed by low temperature fermentation from white rice milled to 60%
- 吟醸酒ginjō sake; high-quality sake brewed by low temperature fermentation from white rice milled to 60%
- 醸造家brewer
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