also: さけるい
alcoholic beverages; liquor
A formal or categorical term for alcoholic drinks in general, often used in legal, commercial, or regulatory contexts.
この店では酒類の販売は行っておりません。
This store does not sell alcoholic beverages.
酒類の広告には規制がある。
There are regulations on advertising for alcoholic beverages.
This convenience store sells alcoholic beverages.
To open a restaurant, you need to obtain a liquor license.
Alcoholic beverages will not be served at this event.
アルコール飲料 is a loanword-based formal equivalent, while 酒類 is the more native Japanese term preferred in Japanese legal and business documents.
酒類 (alcoholic beverages) and 種類 (kinds/types) are pronounced identically as しゅるい but have completely unrelated meanings.
kind; type; variety; category · counter for kinds, species, etc.
carbonated alcoholic beverages; sparkling liquor category
Standard kanji spelling; the reading しゅるい is the most common.
Rare alternate reading; しゅるい is overwhelmingly more common.
Compound of 酒 (sake, 'alcohol') and 類 (rui, 'category, kind'). The reading しゅるい is the standard Sino-Japanese reading, while さけるい is a rare mixed reading.