酎
shochu
Kanji 2066
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Learn how to drink shochu, how to make it, and how to classify it. See how a love of shochu made 16th-century carpenters resentful. Discover what shochu has to do with Marlon Brando, Napoleon, sweet potato shortages, and longevity. Learn when tastelessness is a virtue in a drink. And find out how moonshine inspired a term used to denigrate certain literature.
Revision history:
Oct. 27, 2023: p. 13: Added a little info. about the history of Hoppy.
May 22, 2023: p. 6: Changed the def. of 抑える from “to curb” to “to suppress.”
Feb. 24, 2021:
- p. 2: Added the new Henshall etymology and rewrote the Etymology Box to accommodate it.
- p. 17: Added a link to the Kanshudo games.
- p. 19: Revised the Answer to the Verbal Logic Quiz in several ways.
July 20, 2018: Originally published.
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