酩
sweet sake
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Readings
On'yomi
- メイ
Kun'yomi
- よう
Meaning
酩 centers on a specific type of sweet alcoholic drink: sweet sake. It is a narrow, specialized term rather than a broad concept.
Most common words using 酩
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Etymology
酩 combines 酉 (sake jar) with 名, which likely contributes the sound. The character is used for a sweet variety of sake.
Meaning mnemonic
The sake jar 酉 on the left and 名 (name) on the right suggest a sake so sweet it earns a special name. Picture a labeled jar of sweet sake.
Reading mnemonic
For メイ, imagine a sweet sake named after the month of May: May -> メイ, and the jar bears the name of the sweet brew.