酒 — kanji meaning “sake”
酒
sake, alcohol
- Meanings
- sake, alcohol
- On'yomi
- シュ (shu)
- Kun'yomi
- さけ、さか-
- Name readings
- き、さ、し
- Strokes
- 10
- School grade
- 3
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #1006 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 164
- Chinese reading
- jiǔ — Chinese character page
Words with 酒
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 居酒屋 | いざかや izakaya | izakaya; tavern, bar, etc. that also serves various dishes and snacks |
| 酒屋 | さかや sakaya | liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop |
| 飲酒 | いんしゅ inshu | drinking alcohol |
| 禁酒 | きんしゅ kinshu | abstinence from alcohol; temperance |
| 酒場 | さかば sakaba | bar; pub; tavern |
| 梅酒 | うめしゅ umeshu | ume liqueur; Japanese plum brandy; unripe ume infused in liquor (esp. shōchū) with added sugar |
| 酒造 | しゅぞう shuzou | brewing (sake); distilling (e.g. whisky) |
| 洋酒 | ようしゅ youshu | Western wine and spirits; Western liquor |
| 酒類 | しゅるい shurui | alcoholic drinks; liquor |
| 清酒 | せいしゅ seishu | refined sake |
| 酒飲み | さけのみ sakenomi | (heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler |
| 酒税 | しゅぜい shuzei | liquor tax; tax on alcohol |
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