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10 日本酒 Japanese Style Alcohol

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Meaning

Primary

Japanese Style Alcohol

Alternatives

Japanese Alcohol, Sake

Word Type

noun

Explanation

You know that 日本 is "Japan" so when you add alcohol onto the end of that you have Japanese Style Alcohol (what's the big Japanese style alcohol that everyone knows? That's sake).

Reading

にほんしゅ

にっぽんしゅ

Explanation

The reading is just the vocab 日本's reading plus the reading you learned for 酒, put together.

The alternative reading にっぽんしゅ is really rare, but you might come across its abbreviated version ぽん酒, or ポン酒.

Context

Context Sentences

日本酒はあまりすきではないんです。

I don’t really like Japanese alcohol.

その日本酒のボトルから、値札を外してもらってもいいですか?

Could you remove the price tag from the Japanese sake bottle for me?

「何飲んでるの?」「日本酒だよ。一口飲んでみる?」「それじゃ、お言葉に甘えて一口もらってみようかな。」

"What are you drinking?" "Japanese rice wine. Would you like a sip?" "Well, I suppose I’ll give it a try."

Kanji Composition

  • 日
    • にち
    • Sun
  • 本
    • ほん
    • Book
  • 酒
    • しゅ
    • Alcohol
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