醸す

• 読み: かもす
• ローマ字: kamosu
• 漢字の分解: 醸 (jō/kamo) — brew, ferment, cause
• 発音: /ka.mo.sɯ/

意味

To brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to give rise to. To create or bring about something gradually.

A Group 1 (godan) transitive verb originally meaning to brew alcohol through fermentation. In modern usage, frequently appears in the set phrase 物議を醸す (to cause controversy, stir up debate). The brewing metaphor captures how something develops gradually until it becomes noticeable. Less common as a standalone verb than in compound forms.

例文

1. この蔵元は伝統的な方法で日本酒を醸している。
2. 大臣の発言が物議を醸した。
3. 新しい政策が国民の不安を醸している。

使い方ガイド

場面: sake brewing, news, controversy

トーン: descriptive

起源と歴史

The kanji 醸 combines 酉 (sake vessel) and 襄 (assist, complete), depicting the process of completing sake through fermentation. One of the oldest verbs related to Japanese sake-brewing culture.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal