吟醸酒

ぎんじょうしゅ

type of sake brewed by low temperature fermentation from white rice milled to 60%

純米酒

じゅんまいしゅ

sake made without added alcohol or sugar

吟醸

ginjō sake; high-quality sake brewed by low temperature fermentation from white rice milled to 60%

大吟醸

だいぎんじょう

top-quality sake brewed from rice grains milled to 50% of weight or less

純米

じゅんまい

sake made without added alcohol or sugar

酒米

しゅまい さかまい さかごめ さけごめ

brewer's rice

増醸酒

ぞうじょうしゅ

zōjōshu; sake with added distilled alcohol, sweeteners, flavorings, etc.

醸造酒

じょうぞうしゅ

brewage, liquor

酒造米

しゅぞうまい

rice for sake brewing, brewers' rice

本醸造酒

ほんじょうぞうしゅ

sake brewed without addition of saccharides and no more than 120 litres of seed alcohol per tonne

吟

recitation (of a poem); chanting; singing

微吟

びぎん

reciting poetry or singing in a soft voice

詠吟

えいぎん

reciting poetry

口吟

こうぎん くちぎん

humming to oneself

高吟

こうぎん

loud recitation (of a poem)

苦吟

くぎん

laborious composition, struggling to compose a poem

即吟

そくぎん

improvisation (of a poem), improvization

感吟

かんぎん

emotional chanting or recitation

吟味

ぎんみ

testing, scrutiny, careful investigation