Question

酵 fermentation S 酉: west; bird; sign of the bird; 5-7PM; tenth sign of Chinese zodiac; sake radical (no. 164)孝: filial piety; child's respect 酉 7 (none) fermentation Since filial piety is all about respecting ones elders, and the older a whiskey bottle is (i.e. the time it have spent undergoing fermentation) the more respect you should give it, the meaning of this kanji becomes clear. If it doesn´t, sink back some whiskey and it will.

Accepted Answer

コウ 1 1862 14 164 とり・とりへん・ひよみのとり・さけのとり 形声 Phonetic The secrets of fermentation are passed to the son who displays the most filial piety.

Kanji	酵
Onyomi	コウ
English	fermentation
JLPT Level	1
Jouyou Grade	S
Frequency	1862
Components	酉: west; bird; sign of the bird; 5-7PM; tenth sign of Chinese zodiac; sake radical (no. 164) 孝: filial piety; child's respect
Number of Strokes	14
Kanji Radical	酉
Radical Number	164
Radical Strokes	7
Radical Reading	とり・とりへん・ひよみのとり・さけのとり
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	fermentation
Koohii Story 1	The secrets of fermentation are passed to the son who displays the most filial piety.
Koohii Story 2	Since filial piety is all about respecting ones elders, and the older a whiskey bottle is (i.e. the time it have spent undergoing fermentation) the more respect you should give it, the meaning of this kanji becomes clear. If it doesn´t, sink back some whiskey and it will.

Fermentation Filial Bird Sign Respect Whiskey 酵 コウ

Fermentation Filial Bird Sign Respect Whiskey 酵コウ