漢字道KANJIDO

20 strokesRadical

2High school level20 strokesRadical
On
ジョウ
Kun
かも.す
Meaning
brew; bring about

Origin

ORIGIN

A wine jar plus filling in: to brew; by extension, to bring about an atmosphere.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ジョウ醸造・醸成
かもす醸す・醸し出す

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 醸造じょうぞう

    brewing

  • 醸成じょうせい

    fostering; bringing about

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

その発言は不信感を醸した。

That remark bred distrust.

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