Kanji

What does the kanji 醸 mean?

醸 means brewing, fermenting; bringing about. On'yomi ジョウ. Kun'yomi かも.す.

Quick facts
On'yomiジョウ
Kun'yomiかも.す
Strokes20
Main radical酉
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi ジョウKun'yomi かも.す
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework20 strokes

brewing, fermenting; bringing about

Memory hook

The wine (酉) left to work under many layers — BREW, FERMENT, BRING ABOUT.

Stroke order · 20 strokes

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.