酸 sour

酒 (liquor) + ム (moocow) + (animal legs) + (eachbottom)

Onyomi

SAN	SANTA's lap smelled sour.

Mnemonic

Each moocow who drinks sake gives sour milk the next day.

Kunyomi

す*っぱい

sour, acidic flavor: lemons, vinegar, pickled plums. 1/2 KANA ★★★☆☆

Jukugo

酸性(さんせい)

acidity ★☆☆☆☆ 酸 (sour) + 性 (sex / essential nature) = 酸性 (acidity)

Lookalikes

	Meaning	Hint	Radical
酸	sour	EACH	各
酔	drunk	TEN	十
酷	horrendous	MOUTH	口
粋	essence	RICE	米
砕	pulverize	ROCK	石

EACH lemon is sour,

but NINE OF TEN guys get drunk every hour,

and your MOUTH has horrendously bad raps when you you freestyle in the shower.

The essence of my RICE you did mock,

so I pulverize you with a ROCK!!

Synonyms

bad-tasting まずい 酸っぱい    苦い    渋い