お酒

おさけ

Sake; alcohol; liquor

N5noun·osake

How to remember it

お + 酒 — the 氵 (water) radical in 酒 hints at a brewed drink.

Example sentences

  • お酒を少し飲みました。

    おさけをすこしのみました。

    I drank a little alcohol.

  • お酒は好きですか。

    おさけはすきですか。

    Do you like alcohol?

Usage

Often keeps honorific お; can mean rice sake specifically or alcohol generally.

Related words

ビール飲む

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