ビアbia

1. nounbeerusu. in compounds

• SynonymビールNeutral「麦酒」 can also be read 「ビール」; in everyday use, beer is written in katakana as 「ビール」, the most common word.
• Synonym麦酒ばくしゅWrittenKanji spelling of beer, read 「ばくしゅ」; it can also be read 「ビール」. Carries a retro flavor and appears mostly in shop names and on beer labels.

For beer in everyday use, say 「ビール」. 「ビア」 mostly appears in compounds like 「ビアガーデン」 and 「ビアホール」. 「麦酒」 is a kanji spelling with a retro flavor, read 「ばくしゅ」 or 「ビール」.

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1. ビール。