酒
JLPT N3 · 10 strokes
Kanji 酒: "sake, alcohol"
The kanji 酒 means "sake, alcohol". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read シュ in on'yomi and さけ, さか in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
シュ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
さけさか
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | sake, alcohol |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 3 |
| Frequency rank | 1006 of 2,501 |
Common words with 酒
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 酒alcohol; sake
- お酒alcohol; sake
- 酒場bar; pub; tavern
- 居酒屋izakaya; tavern, bar, etc. that also serves various dishes and snacks
- 酒瓶sake bottle
- 日本酒sake (rice wine); saké
- 酒屋liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop · sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
- 飲酒drinking alcohol
- 酒臭いreeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
- 酒盛りdrinking bout; merrymaking
- 酒宴drinking party; banquet; feast
- 酒飲み(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
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