► 名詞
酒 [(2)さけ] meaning: alcohol rank: 1
☆ 私は酒は飲まない ⇨ I don’t drink alcohol (☛ Rice wine in the strict sense, but alcoholic drinks in general in the broader sense)
► 接尾辞
酒 [しゅ] meaning: alcohol rank: 2
☆ 洋酒と日本酒のどちらが好きですか？ ⇨ Which alcohol drink you like better, western ones or japanese one
More examples:
- 彼は酒臭い ⇨ He smells alcohol
- 彼は一日中酒を飲んでいる ⇨ He is drinking all day
- 彼は酒をちびりちびり飲んでいる ⇨ He’s sipping his drink little by little
- 果実酒 ⇨ Fruit wines
- 仕事中に酒を飲んではいけない ⇨ It is prohibited to drink while on duty
- 酒は程々が一番 ⇨ It is best to keep your drinking moderate
- 街の酒場の多い地域 ⇨ A part of town with many bars, pubs
- ほろ酔いでも飲酒運転には変わりない ⇨ Driving tipsy is still DUI
- 彼は年を誤魔化して酒を買おうとした ⇨ He tried to lie his age and buy alcohol
- 彼は酒もタバコもやらない ⇨ He doesn’t drink or smoke
- 酒問屋 ⇨ A liquor wholesale store
- 混じり気のない酒 ⇨ A pure, nothing-mixed, rice wine
- 酒屋 ⇨ A liquor store
- そんなに酒を飲んではいけない ⇨ It is not OK if you drink that much. You shouldn’t drink that much
- 彼はいかにも酒が好きそうな感じだ ⇨ He definitely looks like someone who loves to drink