酌しゃく

noun

pouring alcohol; serving drinks

Refers to the act of pouring sake or other alcoholic drinks for someone, often in a social or formal setting. Commonly used in phrases like 酌をする or お酌.

• 宴えん会かいでは、先せん輩ぱいにお酌しゃくをするのが礼れい儀ぎだ。

  At a banquet, it is polite to pour drinks for your seniors.

noun

person who pours alcohol; drink server

Dated term for a person, especially a woman, whose role is to pour alcohol at a party or in a traditional setting. Modern usage is rare; お酌さん or 酌人 may be encountered in historical or literary contexts.

• 昔むかしの料りょう亭ていでは、酌しゃくが客きゃくにお酒さけをついで回まわった。

  In old-style restaurants, drink servers would go around pouring sake for the guests.