燗 (làn) - To warm sake or wine & to heat alcoholic beverages.

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燗 · làn

To warm sake or wine;

to heat alcoholic beverages.

To warm sake or wineto heat alcoholic beverages.

Usage highlights

Heated sakeHot sakeSake warmingWarming vesselProperly heatedSake heating method

Synonyms

Antonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Heating the sake(燗酒)
  • Warm Japanese rice wine(熱燗)
  • The temperature for heated sake(燗の温度)
  • Special container for warming sake(燗器)

Collocations

  • Heated sake(燗酒)
  • Hot sake(熱燗)
  • Sake warming(燗付け)
  • Warming vessel(燗器)
  • Properly heated(良く燗した)
  • Sake heating method(燗の仕方)

Idioms

  • Hot sake on a cold day(寒い日の熱燗)
  • The art of sake warming(燗の極意)
  • Perfectly warmed sake(絶妙な燗)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Primarily used in Japanese sake culture for the process of heating sake to enhance flavor and aroma.
  • Different temperature ranges have specific names (nurukan, jokan, atsukan) in Japanese sake terminology.
  • Heating sake is a traditional practice, especially in colder seasons, to bring out different flavor profiles.

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