醸成(じょうせい)

じょうせい
noun, suru verb
brewing, cultivation, fostering
1. brewing, fermentation
The process of making alcohol through fermentation. Original, literal meaning.
日本酒(にほんしゅ)の醸成(じょうせい)
the brewing of sake
この蔵元(くらもと)では伝統的(でんとうてき)な方法(ほうほう)で酒(さけ)を醸成(じょうせい)している。
This brewery makes sake using traditional methods.
伝統(でんとう)文化(ぶんか)を醸成(じょうせい)した風土(ふうど)
the climate that cultivated traditional culture
2. cultivation, fostering, creation (of atmosphere, situation)
The gradual development or creation of a situation, atmosphere, or sentiment over time. The more common figurative usage.
危機感(ききかん)を醸成(じょうせい)する
to foster a sense of crisis
社内(しゃない)に革新的(かくしんてき)な雰囲気(ふんいき)を醸成(じょうせい)したい。
I want to cultivate an innovative atmosphere within the company.
長年(ながねん)の対話(たいわ)を通(つう)じて信頼関係(しんらいかんけい)が醸成(じょうせい)された。
A relationship of trust was cultivated through years of dialogue.

USAGE: The figurative sense (2) is more common in modern usage. The word implies gradual development over time, like the fermentation process.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 雰囲気(ふんいき)/ムード(むーど)を醸成(じょうせい)する (to create an atmosphere/mood)
  • 機運(きうん)を醸成(じょうせい)する (to foster momentum/sentiment)
  • 危機感(ききかん)/不安(ふあん)を醸成(じょうせい)する (to foster a sense of crisis/anxiety)

RELATED WORDS:

  • 醸(かも)す (to brew; to create - verb form)
  • 育(はぐく)む (to nurture, foster)
  • 培(つちか)う (to cultivate)
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Added 2026.1.31 19:51
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