shōchū

Japanese distilled beverage
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shōchū
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shōchū

Summary

shōchū ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,307 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • shōchū is a type of liquor[2].
  • shōchū is a type of soju & shōchū[3].
  • shōchū's Commons category is recorded as Shōchū[4].
  • shōchū's country of origin is recorded as Japan[5].
  • shōchū comprises rice[6].
  • shōchū comprises barley[7].
  • shōchū comprises sweet potato[8].
  • shōchū's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Shōchū[9].
  • shōchū's time of earliest written record is recorded as 1600[10].
  • shōchū's has list is recorded as list of shōchū brands[11].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include liquor[2] and soju & shōchū[3].

Use and Application

Components include rice[6]; barley[7], a food ingredient[12]; and sweet potato[8].

Influence

Things named for shōchū include chūhai[13].

Why It Matters

shōchū ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,307 views/month).[1] shōchū has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] shōchū is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Entities named for shōchū include chūhai[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  10. [11] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [13] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [12] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Has part(s) rice, barley, sweet potato
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007538966705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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