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ι…’
JLPT N3 SL3 10 strokes Frequency: #1006

Meanings

Sake, Alcohol

Radicals

ι…‰

Decomposition

βΏ°ζ°΅ι…‰

Etymology

Ideographic: A jarΒ ι…‰ of wineΒ ζ°΅;Β ι…‰ also provides the pronunciation

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 10

Stroke Order

1 dot bottom-right-to-top-left
2 dot bottom-to-top
3 rising bottom-to-top
4 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left
5 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left
6 corner bottom-right-to-top-left
7 diagonal right-to-left
8 curve right-to-left
9 horizontal bottom-to-top
10 horizontal bottom-to-top
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
γ‚·γƒ₯ shu
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
さけ sake

Words Using This Kanji

257 words total
Other (20 words)
酒肉 しゅにく

alcohol and meat

ι…’θ™« さかむし

mythical spirit residing in a person's body that generates a desire to drink (also said to turn water into alcohol)

θΏŽγ„ι…’ むかいざけ

morning drink to get rid of a hangover

ι…’ζ₯Ό しゅろう

restaurant

ι…’ζ©Ÿε«Œ さかきげん

one's mood when drinking alcohol

ζ‰‹ι…Œι…’ γ¦γ˜γ‚ƒγγ•γ‘

pouring one's own drinks

ι›‘ι…’ ざっしゅ

miscellaneous liquors (alcohol tax category)

ζ„›ι…’ あいしゅ

love of alcohol

ι…’η›— しゅとう

dish of pickled skipjack tuna entrails sometimes mixed with sake, honey, mirin and onions (specialty of Kochi Prefecture)

酒桸し γ•γ‘γ³γŸγ—

liquor-soaked

苦酒 からざけ

vinegar

ι…’ηŸ³ι…Έε‘© γ—γ‚…γ›γγ•γ‚“γˆγ‚“

tartrate

ι…’η±³ しゅまい

brewer's rice

ι£ŸεΎŒι…’ しょくごしゅ

digestif

ε’Œι…’ わしゅ

traditional Japanese alcohol (primarily sake, but also shōchū and fruit wine)

δΈι£²ι…’ζˆ’ γ΅γŠγ‚“γ˜γ‚…γ‹γ„

Buddhist precept prohibiting the consumption of alcohol

蛇酒 へびざけ

snake shōchū

料理酒 γ‚Šγ‚‡γ†γ‚Šγ—γ‚…

cooking sake

ζœˆθ¦‹ι…’ ぀きみざけ

sake for moon viewing parties

酒に弱い γ•γ‘γ«γ‚ˆγ‚γ„

weak-headed