酒 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「酉」
道8Elementary year 3 ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「酉」
- On
- シュしゅ · shu
- Kun
- さけ・さかsake · saka
- Meaning
- alcohol, sake
Stroke order
Origin
A wine jar (酉) with water (氵) added. It shows the liquid drink inside the jar — 'alcohol, sake'.
Readings and examples
| Onシュしゅshu | 酒宴しゅえん飲酒いんしゅ洋酒ようしゅ |
|---|---|
| Kunさけsake | 酒さけ酒好きさけずき甘酒あまざけ |
| Kunさかsaka | 酒屋さかや酒場さかば酒盛りさかもり |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 日本酒にほんしゅ
Japanese sake
- 酒場さかば
bar, tavern
- 酒粕さけかす
- 酒樽さかだる
- 酒肴しゅこう
- 葡萄酒ぶどうしゅ
- 燗酒かんざけ
- 酒瓮さかもたい
Example
おとなは お酒を のみます。
Adults drink alcohol.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)