In Japanese, the word sake (kanji: 酒, Japanese pronunciation: [sake]) can refer to any alcoholic drink, while the beverage called sake in English is usually termed nihonshu (日本酒; meaning 'Japanese alcoholic drink').
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Sake (pronounced sah-keh) is an alcoholic beverage brewed from rice, koji (Aspergillus oryzae), yeast, and water. In Japanese, “sake” refers to all alcoholic drinks. The Japanese word is Nihonshu (日本酒), “Japanese alcohol,” or more technically, Seishu (清酒), “clean alcohol.”
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