清酒|せいしゅseishu[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounrefined sake

• Synonym酒さけNeutralThe general word for alcoholic drinks; in a narrow sense it means Japanese sake. 「清酒」 is the filtered, clear sake and leans formal, a liquor-tax term.
• Synonym日本酒にほんしゅNeutralSake made by Japan's distinctive brewing method, especially 「清酒」; the everyday word. 「清酒」 itself leans toward legal and bottle-label usage.
• Synonymお酒おさけNeutralA polite way of saying 「酒」; it covers alcohol in general and does not refer specifically to 「清酒」.
• Synonym般若湯はんにゃとうWrittenA euphemism for sake used by Buddhist monks, with a humorous or religious flavor; rare in everyday speech, occasionally used jokingly.
• Antonym濁酒どぶろくNeutralThe antonym: unrefined, cloudy sake that has not been filtered; the opposite of clear, filtered 「清酒」.

On labels and in liquor-tax law the clear, filtered sake is written 「清酒」; in daily conversation say 「日本酒」. For alcohol in general use 「酒」 or 「お酒」. 「般若湯」 is a joking euphemism, and the unfiltered cloudy brew is 「どぶろく」.

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1. 白米はくまいを発酵はっこうさせて造つくったもろみを濾過ろかした透明とうめいな醸造酒じょうぞうしゅ。