Number:
577
酒 liquor
ONYOMI: SHU
as in, "If she drinks liquor, you can See Her Underpants."
Actually this is one of those things that looks like what it looks like: a bottle with a wide spout on top, and - see that extra line? That's the meniscus in the middle.
DESCRIPTION: -
KUNYOMI:
- ( お ) さけ
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booze
JUKUGO:
USED IN:
- 居酒屋 ( いざかや )
-
Japanese-style bar
(KUNKUN)
居 (live) + 酒 (liquor) + 屋 (store) = 居酒屋 (Japanese-style bar)
- 日本酒 ( にほんしゅ )
-
Japanese-style booze, or what we in the west call Sake. (BOOBOO: In fact, to Japanese, any booze is Sake)
日 (sun, day) + 本 (book / the real) + 酒 (liquor) = 日本酒 (Japanese booze)
- 酒飲み ( さけのみ )
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a person who likes to drink booze
酒 (liquor) + 飲 (drink) = 酒飲み (heavy drinker)
- 飲酒運転 ( いんしゅうんてん )
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drunk driving
(NEO)
飲 (drink) + 酒 (liquor) + 運転 (drive a vehicle) = 飲酒運転 (drunk driving)