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お酒
osake
Description
お酒は、ビールやワイン、日本酒などのアルコールが入った飲み物のことです。
"お酒" refers to alcoholic drinks such as beer, wine, and sake.
友だちと食事をするとき、よくお酒を飲みます。
I often drink "お酒" when eating with friends.
Meanings
お酒osake
alcohol; alcoholic drink
今日はお酒を少し飲みたいです。
I want to drink a little alcohol today.
お酒osake
sake; Japanese rice wine
この店のお酒はとてもおいしいです。
The alcohol at this shop is very delicious.
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Notes
- Etymology
酒 (sake) with polite prefix お-, making the everyday softer form used in conversation.
- Nuance
お酒 covers all alcohol broadly, but can also specifically mean nihonshu depending on context.
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