Kanji
酒
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JLPT N3Jōyō · grade 3freq #100610 strokes
Meanings
sake, alcohol
ES: sake, alcohol, vino de arroz
- On
- シュ
- Kun
- さけ、さか-
Common words
- 酒場さかばbar, pub, tavern
- 飲酒いんしゅdrinking alcohol
- 禁酒きんしゅabstinence from alcohol, temperance
- 酒屋さかやliquor store, wine shop, bottle shop
- 酒造しゅぞうbrewing (sake), distilling (e.g. whisky)
- 酒類しゅるいalcoholic drinks, liquor
- 清酒せいしゅrefined sake
- 梅酒うめしゅume liqueur, Japanese plum brandy, unripe ume infused in liquor (esp. shōchū) with added sugar
Example sentences
お酒を飲んでもいいですか。
Can I drink alcohol?
¿Puedo beber alcohol?
Tatoeba #227033(opens in a new tab)僕は酒も煙草もやらないんだ。
I neither drink nor smoke.
Yo no tomo ni fumo.
Tatoeba #196311(opens in a new tab)父にとって酒を止めるのは難しい。
It's hard for my father to give up drinking.
Es difícil para mi padre dejar la bebida.
Tatoeba #84824(opens in a new tab)マイクはお酒をやめたの?
Is Mike off the bottle?
Tatoeba #195774(opens in a new tab)