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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