Kanji

酒

sake, alcohol

Kanji

Grade

Grade 3

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

酉部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

シュ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

さけ, さか-

Nanori (Name Reading)

さか, さけ, み

Common Readings

シュ, さか, さけ

Example sentences

さけ
彼はお酒を飲みすぎて、酔っ払ってしまった。

He drank too much alcohol and ended up getting drunk.

うわ うわ
彼はうわで酒を飲ませてもらった。

He was treated to sake for free.

お酒 おさけ
彼は毎晩、お酒を飲みながら本を読んでいる。

He reads a book while drinking alcohol every night.

全く まったく
私はお酒を全く飲みません。

I don't drink alcohol at all.

酒場 さかば
港町にあるその酒場は、船乗りたちで賑わっていた。

The tavern in the port town was crowded with sailors.

モヒート モヒート
酒場でモヒートを注文する

I order a mojito at the bar.

居酒屋 いざかや
仕事の帰りに、同僚と居酒屋に寄った。

I stopped by a pub with a colleague on the way home from work.

常連 じょうれん
彼はその居酒屋の常連で、店主とも仲が良い。

He is a regular at that izakaya and is on good terms with the owner.

日本酒 にほんしゅ
父は和食と一緒に日本酒を嗜むのが趣味だ。

My father's hobby is enjoying sake with Japanese cuisine.

造る つくる
この地域では、古くから美味しい日本酒を造っている。

In this region, they have been brewing delicious sake since ancient times.

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