Illustration: At the counter of a small neighborhood izakaya, two adult friends share sake from a ceramic flask into tiny matching cups. One holds their cup forward with both hands while the other carefully pours. A plate of grilled fish and a small dish of pickles sit between them.

JLPT N4nounLevel estimated by Bebop

酒さけ

sake

alcohol, sake

Example sentences

  1. 僕ぼくは酒さけも煙草たばこもやらないんだ。

    I neither drink nor smoke.

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  2. 酒さけにおぼれるな。

    Don’t indulge yourself too much in drinking.

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  3. 酒さけでも飲のもうよ。

    Let’s have a drink or something.

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Kanji in 酒

  • 酒sake; alcoholOnシュKunさけ・さか-

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