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How to pronounce “shōchū”
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Pronunciation guide for shōchū
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of shōchū with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 3 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- The Gaijin Cookbook
- Definition summary
- A Japanese alcoholic beverage, most commonly distilled from barley, sweet potato or rice. Typically it is 25% alcohol by volume, making it weaker than whisky, but stronger than wine and sake.
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How to pronounce shōchū
The Gaijin Cookbook

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Meaning
- [Noun]
- A Japanese alcoholic beverage, most commonly distilled from barley, sweet potato or rice. Typically it is 25% alcohol by volume, making it weaker than whisky, but stronger than wine and sake.
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