酌 — kanji meaning “bar-tending”
酌
bar-tending, serving sake, the host, draw (water), ladle, scoop, pump
- Meanings
- bar-tending, serving sake, the host, draw (water), ladle, scoop, pump
- On'yomi
- シャク (shaku)
- Kun'yomi
- く.む
- Strokes
- 10
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #2271 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 164
- Chinese reading
- zhuó — Chinese character page
Words with 酌
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 晩酌 | ばんしゃく banshaku | drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink |
| 媒酌 | ばいしゃく baishaku | matchmaking; acting as a go-between |
| 酌量 | しゃくりょう shakuryou | taking into consideration; making allowances |
| 斟酌 | しんしゃく shinshaku | taking into consideration; making allowances (for) |
| 媒酌人 | ばいしゃくにん baishakunin | matchmaker; go-between |
| 手酌 | てじゃく tejaku | helping oneself to a drink; pouring one's own drink |
| 酌む | くむ kumu | to pour (sake); to serve; to drink (together) |
| 参酌 | さんしゃく sanshaku | comparison and choosing the good; consultation; referring to |
| 独酌 | どくしゃく dokushaku | drinking alone; solitary drinking |
| 情状酌量 | じょうじょうしゃくりょう joujoushakuryou | taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration |
| 浅酌低唱 | せんしゃくていしょう senshakuteishou | getting slightly intoxicated and humming a tune |
| お酌 | おしゃく oshaku | pouring alcohol |
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