肴 — kanji meaning “accompaniment for drinks”
肴
accompaniment for drinks
- Meanings
- accompaniment for drinks
- On'yomi
- コウ (kou)
- Kun'yomi
- さかな
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- 9
- Classical radical
- 130
- Chinese reading
- yáo — Chinese character page
Words with 肴
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 酒肴 | しゅこう shukou | food and (alcoholic) drinks; food eaten with an alcoholic drink; accompaniment to a drink |
| 佳肴 | かこう kakou | delicacy; rare treat; good-eating fish |
| 珍味佳肴 | ちんみかこう chinmikakou | rare delicacies; rare treat |
| 美酒佳肴 | びしゅかこう bishukakou | fine wines and prized delicacies |
| 粗酒粗肴 | そしゅそこう soshusokou | cheap wines and unpalatable dishes (a modest (self-deprecating) way of offering a meal to a guest) |
| 美味佳肴 | びみかこう bimikakou | delicacies; epicurean dishes |
| 珍肴 | ちんこう chinkou | uncommon and delicious meal |
| 酢肴 | すざかな suzakana | vinegared appetizer |
| 強い肴 | しいざかな shiizakana | side dish served in order to encourage the consumption of alcohol (kaiseki cuisine) |
| 肴にする | さかなにする sakananisuru | to have as a side order (with drinks) |
| 酒の肴 | さけのさかな sakenosakana | appetizer or snack served with drinks; accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink |
| 祝い肴 | いわいざかな iwaizakana | accompaniment to a drink served at celebrations (such as New Year) |
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