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願酒 (がんしゅ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

願がん酒しゅ

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しゅ

Meanings

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noun

praying for help to stop drinking

Refers to the act of praying at a temple or shrine to overcome alcohol dependence or to quit drinking.

彼かれは断だん酒しゅを誓ちかって、寺てらで願がん酒しゅをした。
He vowed to quit drinking and prayed for help at the temple.

Kanji

願petition, request, vow
酒sake, alcohol

Etymology

Compound of 願 (prayer, wish) and 酒 (alcohol, sake). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is conventionally associated with praying to stop drinking.