Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 3

JLPT level: N3

1006 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 10

Meaning: sake, alcohol

Kunyomi: さけ さか-

Onyomi: シュ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: ひよみのとり

Meaning: wine, alcohol

Strokes: 7

Examples

Examples with audio

造(しゅぞう)   sake brewing

(ようしゅ)   Western liquor

(せいしゅ)   refined sake

日本(にほんしゅ)   sake, Japanese rice wine

運転(いんしゅうんてん)   drunken driving

(さけ)   alcoholic beverages

癖(さけぐせ)   drunken behavior

飲み(さけのみ)   drinker

(あまざけ)   sweet half sake

屋(さかや)   sake dealer

場(さかば)   bar, bar-room

*お神(おみき)   libation, sake offered to a god

Onyomi Examples

サケ alcohol, sake

シュゼイ liquor tax, tax on alcohol

ヨウシュ Western wine and spirits, Western liquor

セイシュ refined sake

Kunyomi Examples

さけ alcohol, sake

さかだな alcohol-selling shop

手酌 てじゃくさけ pouring one's own drinks, drinking alone

こさけ small drink, small amount of alcohol