The definition of tokutei meisho shu (sake with a specific class name) such as daiginjo sake (top-quality sake brewed at low temperature from rice grains milled to 50% of weight or less) and junmai daiginjo sake (daiginjo with no added alcohol) is closely related to the polishing ratio (see 'Nihonshu tokutei meisho shu').
大吟醸酒・純米大吟醸酒をはじめとした特定名称酒の定義は、精米歩合とも密接に関連している（「日本酒特定名称酒」参考）。