しゅ
Meanings
Noun
1. alcohol; sake
Alt. forms
Kanji used
alcoholic drink
Pitch accent
しゅ
Used in vocabulary (108 in total)
sake bottle
sake; Japanese rice wine
drinking alcohol
drinking party; banquet; feast
distilled liquor; spirits
(ethyl) alcohol; spirits of wine
strong drink
sake cup; wine cup
(grape) wine
fruit wine (e.g. cider, wine, plum liquor); fruit liqueur
high-grade sake
abstinence from alcohol; temperance; prohibition of drinking
ume liqueur; Japanese plum brandy; unripe ume infused in liquor (esp. shōchū) with added sugar
mead; honey wine; ambrosia; nectar of the gods
heavy drinker
sacred wine or sake; sake offered to the gods
drunken frenzy; drunken violence; person who is prone to violence when drunk
Western wine and spirits; Western liquor
liquor smell; tipsiness
drinking party
drinking habits; drunken behavior; drunken behaviour
amount of drink; one's drinking capacity
alcoholic drinks; liquor
happōshu; low-malt beer-like beverage; sparkling wine; sparkling liquor; sparkling alcohol
alcohol-selling shop
sake cup; wine cup
mead; honey wine; ambrosia; nectar of the gods
wine and women; sensual pleasures; dissipation
famous brand of sake; choice sake
refined sake not diluted in water; undiluted sake; unblended whisky (whiskey)
(grape) wine
utensil used for serving or drinking sake; sake drinking set
wine shop; liquor store; pub; heavy drinker
illicitly brewed liquor; moonshine
cider (alcoholic); hard cider
poisoned sake; poisoned alcohol
sake jar; jar containing alcohol
food and (alcoholic) drink
cider (alcoholic); hard cider
abstinence from alcohol
new brew of sake
alcohol and meat; food and drink
famous brand of sake; choice sake
fermented Chinese alcoholic beverage (esp. Shaoxing wine); old alcohol
alcohol; sake
liquor tax; tax on alcohol
sake made without added alcohol or sugar
sake jar; jar containing alcohol
high-class sake
alcoholic poisoning
tartar (as formed during the fermentation of wine, etc.)
alcoholic beverage for medicinal purposes
ginjō sake; high-quality sake brewed by low temperature fermentation from white rice milled to 60%
cider (alcoholic); hard cider
sake; Japanese rice wine
yuzu liqueur; yuzu-flavored alcohol
heavy drinker
kegs of sake; lot of sake
cocktail; mixed drink; blended liquor
pungent vegetables (e.g. garlic or Chinese chives) and alcohol; leeks and liquors
sake brewed without addition of saccharides and no more than 120 litres of seed alcohol per tonne
highest or finest quality sake
drinker; drinking companions
good wine; good drink
alcoholic beverage for medicinal purposes
love of alcohol; drinker
yuzu liqueur; yuzu-flavored alcohol
sake (implied to be low-grade)
Shuten-dōji; mythical Japanese oni (demon) who lived on Mt. Ōe
traditional Japanese alcohol (primarily sake, but also shōchū and fruit wine)
drunken spree or frenzy
sake cask; sake tun
cream of tartar; potassium hydrogen tartrate
alcohol or sake drunk during the meal (as opposed to aperitifs, digestifs, etc.)
Chinese alcohol; Chinese spirits
rosacea
second-grade alcohol
good wine; good drink
kaoliang (strong distilled Chinese alcohol made from sorghum)
alcohol combined with sugar, spices, fruit, etc.
sake made from apricot
liquor shop; bar; barroom
food and (alcoholic) drink
mandarin-flavored shochu
high-grade sake
kaoliang (strong distilled Chinese alcohol made from sorghum)
mandarin-flavored shochu
mandarin-flavored shochu
drinks to celebrate the New Year (sake, wine, etc.)
cheap liquor
medicinal drink made from plants steeped in mirin
praying at a temple or shrine for help to stop drinking
loquat wine
Examples (29 in total)
Do you drink?
I mean to stop drinking.
He used to drink.