Sake

Sake (?; pronounced "SAH-KEH" in Japanese, but often "SAH-ki" by English speakers) is a Japanese alcoholic beverage, brewed from rice.

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In Japan, the word simply means alcoholic beverage, and regionally, it can take on more specific meanings. In Southern Kyushu, sake can refer to a distilled beverage, potato shochu (imo-jochu ???). sh?chu means distilled spirit. In Okinawa, sake refers to sh?chu made from sugar cane. On the other hand sake can also mean Okinawa's other distilled beverages, awamori (??), literally "bubble top", or k?s?, literally "old drink". These latter forms of sake are distilled from long-grain rice and kurok?ji (??) which means black koji. The rice wine known in the west as "sake" is called nihonshu (???) "Japanese alcohol" in Japanese.

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The Chinese character ? is used with the same meaning (alcohol) in Chinese, and is pronounced ' in Standard Mandarin.

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Japanese: When used as an adjective, Japanese refers to anything that originates from Japan. It may refer to more than one article:...

English: English in common usage may refer to:...

Alcoholic beverage: Alcoholic beverages are drinks containing ethanol....

Sake related Images and Photos (experimental)

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