alcohol; alcoholic drink; liqueur
Suffix used in names of alcoholic beverages, such as 日本酒 (nihonshu, sake), 梅酒 (umeshu, plum wine), or 果実酒 (kajitsushu, fruit liqueur). Not a standalone word.
Nihonshu is an alcoholic drink made from rice.
Umeshu is sweet and easy to drink.
sake brewing; distilling
ume liqueur; plum wine
abstinence from alcohol; temperance · prohibition of drinking
alcoholic beverages; liquor
sacred sake; sake offered to the gods
refined sake; clear Japanese sake
undiluted sake; cask-strength whisky
Western liquor; Western wine and spirits
smell of alcohol; liquor smell · tipsiness; intoxication
liquor tax; tax on alcohol
heavy drinker
fine sake; high-quality alcohol
drunken frenzy; drunken violence · person prone to drunken violence
beer
wine; grape wine
newly brewed sake; new sake
sumptuous feast; debauchery
drinking party; banquet; feast
Shaoxing wine
drinking party; banquet with alcohol
liquor trade; alcohol sales
famous brand of sake; choice sake
ethyl alcohol; spirits of wine
amount of alcohol consumed; drinking capacity
liquor store; sake shop; pub; bar · heavy drinker; drunkard
food and drink; alcoholic drinks and accompanying food
sake; Japanese rice wine
high-class sake; top-quality sake
drunken spree; drinking binge; alcoholic frenzy
The kanji 酒 means 'alcohol' or 'sake'. The reading しゅ is the on'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading) used in compounds.