# 酒 liquor

(waterleft) + (west top) + 一 (one/line radical)
★★★★★★
10 strokes
DUH

## Onyomi

SHU | as in, "If she drinks liquor, you can See Her Underpants."

## Mnemonic

| Actually this is one of those things that looks like what it looks like: a bottle with a wide spout on top, and - see that extra line? That's the meniscus in the middle.

## Kunyomi

( お ) さけ | booze ★★★★★

## Jukugo

居酒屋(いざかや) | Japanese-style bar ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN 居 (live) + 酒 (liquor) + 屋 (store) = 居酒屋 (Japanese-style bar)
日本酒(にほんしゅ) | Japanese booze ★★★☆☆ 日 (sun, day) + 本 (book / the real) + 酒 (liquor) = 日本酒 (Japanese booze) Japanese-style booze, or what we in the west call Sake. (BOOBOO: In fact, to Japanese, any booze is Sake)
酒飲み(さけのみ) | heavy drinker ★★☆☆☆ 酒 (liquor) + 飲 (drink) = 酒飲み (heavy drinker) a person who likes to drink booze
飲酒運転(いんしゅうんてん) | drunk driving ★☆☆☆☆ NEO 飲 (drink) + 酒 (liquor) + 運転 (drive a vehicle) = 飲酒運転 (drunk driving)

## Used In

- 酸
- 配
- 酷