Kanji Detail for 釀 - "to brew, to ferment"

釀

Jinmeiyō Kanji

Meaning

釀 means "to brew, to ferment." Also associated with to age.
1. Brew - To make beer or sake.
2. Ferment - To undergo chemical change.
3. Create - To produce over time.
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- Verified meaning: to brew, to ferment
- Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
- Also carries these associations: to age
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

brew; cause

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

brew, ferment

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

to ferment; to brew; to make honey (of bees); to lead to; to form gradually; wine; stuffed vegetables (cooking method)

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

to ferment, to brew

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

To brew. Making wine is called 釀酒. | Things that develop and gradually accumulate are called 釀. As in 釀禍 (brewing disaster).
Onyomi

joh(ジョウ)
Kunyomi

kamo.su(かも-す)
Strokes

24 strokes
Radical

酉 (hiyominotori・torihen・sakenotori・koyominotori)
Related Keywords

brew ferment age mix alcohol craft distillation drink sake wine yeast produce