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[()·ほん()·しゅ()]
nihonshu
noun

Root Words:

[()·ほん() + しゅ()]
nihon + shu

English Meaning(s) for 日本酒

noun
  1. sake; Japanese rice wine

Definition and Synonyms for 日本酒

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
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 日本酒

» day; sun; Japan; counter for days
» book; present; main; origin; true; real; counter for long cylindrical things
» sake; alcohol

Categories 日本酒 is a member of

Inebriant a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
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Sample Sentences for 日本酒

Whenever I drink sake, I get a headache.
Whoo! I'm feeling that sake. I'm getting blurred vision and it's hard to walk.
Cheap sake makes you sick.
"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."
My father doesn't drink so much sake.

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