Japanese

ビール (bīru): a glass of beer.

Alternative forms

• 麦酒, ビア, ビヤ

Noun

ビール ‎(romaji bīru)

1. beer

Usage notes

The kanji spelling of 麦酒 is only rarely used.

Derived terms

See also

• アルコール ‎(arukōru): alcohol
• 酒 (さけ) ‎(sake): traditional alcoholic beverage fermented from rice
• 発泡酒 (はっぽうしゅ) ‎(happōshu): low-malt beer
• 焼酎 (しょうちゅう) ‎(shōchū): distilled spirits made from sake
• 泡盛 (あわもり) ‎(awamori): traditional Okinawan distilled spirits

References

1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
3. 1 2 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13143-0
4. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3