Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
さけ
Grade: 3
かす
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
酒糟

Etymology edit

(sake, alcoholic drink, especially wine) +‎ かす (kasu, lees)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(さけ)(かす) (sakekasu

  1. lees, produced while sake brewing. It is often used in Japanese cuisine.

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN