also: よんごうびん
720ml bottle (of alcohol)
Specifically a bottle containing 4合 (approximately 720ml) of sake or other alcohol. The term is used in the context of Japanese alcohol bottle sizes.
This sake is sold in 720ml bottles.
I bought two 720ml bottles.
Standard kanji spelling; the reading しごうびん is the most common.
Alternate reading; less common but understood.
Compound of 四 (four), 合 (a traditional unit of volume, about 180ml), and 瓶 (bottle). Literally 'four-gō bottle'.