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酒

sake
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingシュ
Kun readingさけ、さか-
JōyōGrade 3

Popular Usage

お酒酒場

Radicals and components

Radical酉wineComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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water (水) · water droplets (氵) · water pistol (氵) · whiskey bottle

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1535

Compound words

酒場さかば
bar; pub; tavern
飲酒いんしゅ
drinking alcohol
禁酒きんしゅ
abstinence from alcohol; temperance; prohibition of drinking
酒屋さかや
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner
酒造しゅぞう
brewing (sake); distilling (e.g. whisky)
酒類しゅるい
alcoholic drinks; liquor
清酒せいしゅ
refined sake
梅酒うめしゅ
ume liqueur; Japanese plum brandy; unripe ume infused in liquor (esp. shōchū) with added sugar
洋酒ようしゅ
Western wine and spirits; Western liquor
酒税しゅぜい
liquor tax; tax on alcohol
酒店さかだな
liquor store; off-licence; bottle shop; hotel (in China)
居酒屋いざかや
izakaya; tavern, bar, etc. that also serves various dishes and snacks
日本酒にほんしゅ
sake (rice wine); saké
飲酒運転いんしゅうんてん
drunk driving; drink-driving; driving while intoxicated; drinking and driving; driving under the influence (of alcohol)

Stroke Order

10 strokes

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