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Kanji Detail for 酒 - "sake, alcohol"

酒

  • Meaning

    酒 means "sake, alcohol."

    1. Sake - Japanese rice wine.

    2. Alcohol - Fermented beverages.

    3. Drink - To consume alcoholic beverages.

  • Words using 酒

    • 日本酒 にほんしゅ Listen sake (rice wine); saké
    • 酒類 しゅるい Listen alcoholic drinks; liquor
    • 飲酒 いんしゅ Listen drinking alcohol
    • 居酒屋 いざかや Listen izakaya; tavern, bar, etc. that also serves various dishes and snacks
    • 酒税 しゅぜい Listen liquor tax; tax on alcohol
    • 酒造 しゅぞう Listen brewing (sake); distilling (e.g. whisky)
    • 酒場 さかば Listen bar; pub; tavern
    • 洋酒 ようしゅ Listen Western wine and spirits; Western liquor

  • Four-character idioms with 酒

    • 紅灯緑酒 こうとうりょくしゅ Listen (nights of) fun, food, and drink; bright-light district; nightlife district
    • 美酒佳肴 びしゅかこう Listen fine wines and prized delicacies
    • 酒池肉林 しゅちにくりん Listen sumptuous feast; debauch

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    • Verified meaning: sake, alcohol
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read さか, さかさき, さけ, ざけ)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 酒

    Surnames 酒(さか)Listen 酒(さかさき)Listen 酒(さけ)Listen 酒(ざけ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    sake; alcohol

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    wine, spirits, liquor, alcoholic beverage

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    wine (esp. rice wine); liquor; spirits; alcoholic beverage; CL:杯[bei1],瓶[ping2],罐[guan4],桶[tong3],缸[gang1]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    wine, spirits, liquor, alcohol

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A beverage with intoxicating properties. There are many varieties and brewing methods. Usually made by fermenting grains with yeast. Excessive drinking can cause nerve weakness and liver hardening, harmful to health.

  • Onyomi

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    shu(シュ) シュ

  • Kunyomi

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    saka(さか) さか

    sake(さけ) さけ

  • Strokes

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    10 strokes

  • Radical

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    酉 (hiyominotori・torihen・sakenotori・koyominotori)

  • Related Keywords

    sake alcohol drink serving liquor beverage brewery fermented fermentation spirits wine beer distillery pub tavern imbibe gulp sip hops malt grape whiskey

Sentences including 酒

  • I was forced to drink against my will.

  • This dish goes very well with sake.

  • It's best to drink in moderation.

  • Let's have a drink or something.

  • He gets a little bold after he's had a few drinks.

  • When wine is in , truth is out.

  • Wine is not to my taste.

  • You should not take to drinking again.

  • It's hard for my father to give up drinking.

  • You should give up drinking and smoking.

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