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醸す

かもす

to brew, to give rise to

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Examples

  1. その発言は物議を醸す。

    そのはつげんはぶつぎをかもす。

    That remark stirs up controversy.

  2. 古い蔵で酒を醸す。

    ふるいくらでさけをかもす。

    They brew sake in an old storehouse.

  3. 間接照明が落ち着いた雰囲気を醸す。

    かんせつしょうめいがおちついたふんいきをかもす。

    Indirect lighting creates a calm atmosphere.

  4. 不用意な一言が社内に不信感を醸すこともある。

    ふよういなひとことがしゃないにふしんかんをかもすこともある。

    A careless word can breed distrust within a company.

Common patterns

物議を醸す
to stir up controversy
雰囲気を醸し出す
to give off an atmosphere
酒を醸す
to brew sake

Memory tip

The original sense is brewing sake, and the figurative sense keeps that slow-fermenting feel: something gradually gives rise to an atmosphere or a stir. In practice you will meet it mainly in 物議を醸す, and 醸し出す for atmospheres.

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