ビールbiiru

JLPT N3approx.Common
Definitions
  1. nounbeer
    このビールはアルコール分ぶんが5%だ。↗
    This beer contains 5% alcohol.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymビアNeutralLoanword for beer, rarely used on its own; it mostly appears in compounds such as 「ビアガーデン」 and 「ビアホール」.
  • Synonym麦酒ばくしゅWrittenWritten, kanji spelling of beer with a retro flavor; seen mostly in shop names, signs, and prose rather than in everyday speech.

For beer in everyday speech, 「ビール」 is the word. 「ビア」 appears mainly in compounds such as 「ビアガーデン」 and 「ビアホール」, while 「麦酒」 is a retro-flavored kanji spelling seen in shop names, signs, and prose.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 醸造酒じょうぞうしゅの一種いっしゅ。ワインとともに世界中せかいじゅうで飲のまれる最もっとも人気にんきのある酒類しゅるいのひとつ。大麦おおむぎの麦芽ばくがにホップ等とうを加くわえ発酵はっこうさせ、その際さいに発生はっせいする炭酸たんさんガスを封ふうじてつくられる。苦にがみがある。麦酒びーる。ビヤ(ビア)。
English equivalents

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