第三のビール

Japanese

Kanji in this term
第	三
だい Grade: 3	さん Grade: 1
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
第3のビール

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [da̠isã̠n no̞ bʲiːɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

第(だい)三(さん)のビール • (daisan no bīru) 

1. “third-category beer”, a beer-like alcoholic beverage that is not classified as either beer or happōshu in the Japanese tax code

   Synonym: 第三ビール (daisan bīru)

   • 2016 December 13, “Bīru, happōshu, daisan no bīru tte, somo-somo nani ga chigau? [What's the actual difference between beer, happōshu, and third-category beer?]”, in Liquor Page‎^[1]:

     ビール、発(はっ)泡(ぽう)酒(しゅ)と第(だい)3(さん) のビールの違(ちが)いで、まず第(だい)一(いち)に挙(あ)げられるのが、使(し)用(よう)が認(みと)められる原(げん)料(りょう)の違(ちが)いです。

     Bīru, happōshu to daisan no bīru no chigai de, mazu daīchi ni agerareru no ga, shiyō ga mitomerareru genryō no chigai desu.

     The first difference to be noted between beer, happōshu and third-category beer is the difference in the raw materials used.

References

• 第三のビール on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja
• Happoshu on Wikipedia.Wikipedia