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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: 氵 酉

酒

Radical

Radical: 酉

Reading: ひよみのとり

Meaning: wine, alcohol

Strokes: 7

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Examples

Examples with audio

酒造(しゅぞう)   sake brewing

洋酒(ようしゅ)   Western liquor

清酒(せいしゅ)   refined sake

日本酒(にほんしゅ)   sake, Japanese rice wine

飲酒運転(いんしゅうんてん)   drunken driving

酒(さけ)   alcoholic beverages

酒癖(さけぐせ)   drunken behavior

酒飲み(さけのみ)   drinker

甘酒(あまざけ)   sweet half sake

酒屋(さかや)   sake dealer

酒場(さかば)   bar, bar-room

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

Onyomi Examples

酒 (シュ) alcohol, (alcoholic) drink, liqueur

酒税 (シュゼイ) liquor tax, tax on alcohol

洋酒 (ヨウシュ) Western wine and spirits, Western liquor

清酒 (セイシュ) refined sake

Kunyomi Examples

酒 (さけ) alcohol, sake

酒好き (さけずき) love of drink, fondness for alcohol, person who likes to drink, drinker

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

小酒 (こさけ) small drink, small amount of alcohol

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