酒しゅ類るい

also: さけるい

しゅ

る

い

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

alcoholic beverages; liquor

A formal or categorical term for alcoholic drinks in general, often used in legal, commercial, or regulatory contexts.

この店みせでは酒しゅ類るいの販はん売ばいは行おこなっており

ませ

ん

。

This store does not sell alcoholic beverages.

酒しゅ類るいの広こう告こくには規き制せいがある。

There are regulations on advertising for alcoholic beverages.

Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉で酒しゅ類るいを販はん売ばいするto sell alcoholic beverages at 〈a place〉
このコンビニでは酒しゅ類るいを販はん売ばいしている。
This convenience store sells alcoholic beverages.
酒しゅ類るいの免めん許きょを取とるto obtain a license to sell alcoholic beverages
レストランを開ひらくには酒しゅ類るいの免めん許きょを取とる必ひつ要ようがある。
酒しゅ類るいを提てい供きょうするto serve alcoholic beverages
このイベントでは酒しゅ類るいを提てい供きょうしません。
Alcoholic beverages will not be served at this event.

Kanji

酒sake, alcohol
類sort, kind, variety

Related words

お酒さけN5
お酒 is the everyday word for alcohol or sake, while 酒類 is the formal, categorical term used in legal or commercial contexts.
アルコール飲いん料りょう
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.

Don't confuse with

種しゅ類るいN3
酒類 (alcoholic beverages) and 種類 (kinds/types) are pronounced identically as しゅるい but have completely unrelated meanings.

Counted with

種しゅ類るいN3
kind; type; variety; category · counter for kinds, species, etc.

Word family

発はっ泡ぽう性せい酒しゅ類るい
carbonated alcoholic beverages; sparkling liquor category

Written forms

酒類Usage100%
- しゅるい
  Standard kanji spelling; the reading しゅるい is the most common.
- さけるい
  Rare alternate reading; しゅるい is overwhelmingly more common.
さけるい

Etymology

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.

To open a restaurant, you need to obtain a liquor license.