麦酒

See also: 麥酒

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 麦酒 – see 麥酒 (“ale; beer; wine from grain”).
(This term, 麦酒, is the simplified form of 麥酒.)
Notes:

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
麦 酒
Grade: 2 Grade: 3
Irregular

The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 麥酒 (literally “wheat liquor”), and were applied from the Edo period

Pronunciation

  • (Irregular reading)

Noun

麦酒 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 麥酒, katakana ビール, rōmaji bīru)

  1. Rare spelling of ビール (“beer”). (alcoholic drink made of malt)
Usage notes
  • The kanji spelling may be found in certain contexts such as beer labels.

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
麦 酒
ばく
Grade: 2		 しゅ
Grade: 3
on’yomi

From Chinese 麥酒 (literally “wheat liquor”)

Pronunciation

Noun

麦酒 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 麥酒, hiragana ばくしゅ, rōmaji bakushu)

  1. beer (alcoholic drink made of malt)

References

  1. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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