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hot sake; warmed sake
Sake that has been warmed, typically to around 50°C. Traditionally served in a small ceramic flask (徳利) with matching small cups (お{猪口}).
寒い夜は熱燗がいい。
Hot sake is great on a cold night.
熱燗を一本つけてください。
Please warm up one flask of sake.
居酒屋で熱燗を飲みながら鍋を囲むのが冬の楽しみだ。
Sharing a hot pot while drinking warm sake at an izakaya is one of winter's pleasures.
Compound of 熱 (hot) + 燗 (warmed sake). The verb for warming sake is 燗をつける or simply つける.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 熱燗をつける: to warm up sake
- 熱燗一本: one flask of hot sake
- 熱燗を飲む: to drink hot sake
TEMPERATURE LEVELS:
Sake has several traditional serving temperatures, each with its own name:
- 日向燗: ~30°C (lukewarm)
- ぬる燗: ~40°C (warm)
- 上燗: ~45°C (warmer)
- 熱燗: ~50°C (hot)
- とびきり燗: ~55°C+ (very hot)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 冷酒: cold sake
- 常温: room-temperature sake