Refers to the act of drinking, especially alcoholic beverages, or a drink itself. Often used in compounds like 飲み会 (drinking party).
Want to go out for a drink tonight?
A tap or spigot for drawing liquid from a barrel or cask. Often used in traditional sake or soy sauce contexts.
stock market bucketing
A financial term where a broker executes a client's order and then takes the opposite position, often without proper reporting. Rare, technical use.
Illegal bookmaking or running a private lottery, often associated with yakuza or underground gambling rings.
The police raided an illegal bookmaking den.
彼は飲みが足りないと機嫌が悪い。
He gets grumpy if he hasn't had enough to drink.
Pour sake from the tap of the sake barrel.
Bucketing is prohibited under the Securities and Exchange Law.
drink; beverage
bar; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
(heavy) drinker; drunkard
swallow; gulp down · understand; grasp; take in · engulf; swallow up · be filled with (people); contain · swallow (words); suppress; hold back
swallowing · understanding; comprehension; grasp
drinking water; act of drinking water · drinking container; glass; tumbler · peasant
eating and drinking; food and drink
drink up; drain; empty a glass
gulping down; swigging; guzzling
drinking money; money for drinks
more than enough to drink; plenty to drink
suckling child; nursing infant; baby at the breast
drinking party; get-together with drinks
drinking water; potable water
swallowing in one gulp; downing; mouthful; bite · sipping; sip · thinking nothing of one's opponent; making easy prey of someone
drinking out; going out for drinks
drinking at home
drinking at home
drinking while performing an acrobatic stunt; drinking in an unusual manner
drinking directly from a container
tea drinking
drinking buddy
Standard kanji for drinking and related senses.
Variant kanji, often used in contexts of swallowing whole or heavy drinking.
Noun form derived from the verb 飲む (to drink). The financial and gambling senses are extended uses, possibly from the idea of 'swallowing' orders or bets.