酒 – sake, alcohol

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The kanji 酒 means sake, alcohol. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is シュ (shu); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is さけ、さか- (sake, saka). It is written with 10 strokes, under radical 酉 (no. 164).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	シュ	shu
Kun’yomi	さけ	sake
Kun’yomi	さか-	saka

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 酉 (Kangxi radical 164). Components: 汁・酉.

Words using 酒

お酒おさけalcohol酒さけalcohol酒場さかばbar酒しゅalcohol

Example sentences

夫はたまに御酒をたしなみます。

My husband enjoys his glass once in a while.

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僕は酒も煙草もやらないんだ。

I neither drink nor smoke.

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彼はその酒場で歯医者に成りすましていた。

He posed as a dentist at that bar.

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Kanji with the same radical

配酸酬酷酔酢酪醜酌醤

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