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[しゅ()]
shu
noun

Alternate Written Forms:

[さけ()]
sake
[ささ()]
sasa
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ki
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[くし()]
kushi
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English Meaning(s) for 酒

noun
  1. alcohol; sake

Definition and Synonyms for 酒

Inebriant a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
Synonyms: アルコール, お神酒, , お酒, 酒類, アルコール飲料
Sake Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice
Synonyms: 九献, 和酒, 日本酒, 清酒, 濁り酒, 神酒, , , 聖人, 聖人, 般若湯, , お酒
Spirits an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
Synonyms: リカー, アルコール, スピリッツ, 火酒, 焼酎, 蒸留酒,
Sake usually served hot
Synonyms: 九献, 和酒, 日本酒, 清酒, 濁り酒, 神酒, , , 聖人, 聖人, 般若湯, , お酒

Meanings for each kanji in 酒

» sake; alcohol

Categories 酒 is a member of

Drink any liquid suitable for drinking
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Inebriant a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
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Street Drug a drug that is taken for nonmedicinal reasons (usually for mind-altering effects)
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Sample Sentences for 酒

He drank a glass of red wine.
Wine is made from grapes.
Do not put new wine into old bottles.
My husband likes to have a drink in the evening. He drinks 6 or more bottles of sparkling wine and 5 or 6 bottles of warm sake. Sometimes he has a day where he doesn't drink, but it has never lasted for more than two days.
"Ah, I'm bloody sick and tired of hearing that it's a warlord's name, or a katana's name, or the name of Japanese sake. I've had enough of it, I bloody well don't want to hear. It's my damn real name."

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