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酒 means 'sake'

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Strokes : 10    Frequency: 511   JLPT: N3    Usefulness: 3    Study set: 3-13    Grade: 3   Intermediate lesson: 26    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 110 words   Used in 242 words   Used in 366 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   シュ
Kun
   さけ   さか- sake
Additional readings
Name    き   さ   し
Components
⿰  氵 (水) water  酉 sake flask  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 酒 is used 7 times, read 3 ways (with 1 variation).
Across all words in Japanese, 酒 is used 230 times, read 3 ways (with 4 variations).
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シュ : 132 words FIND ALL
よ う し ゅ 0
noun
Western wine and spirits; Western liquor
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シュ (read as じゅ) : 1 word FIND ALL
ふ お ん じ ゅ か い 4
noun
Buddhist precept prohibiting the consumption of alcohol  (Buddhist term)
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さけ : 37 words FIND ALL
さ け 1
noun
alcohol; sake  (see also: お酒)
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さけ (read as ざけ) : 37 words FIND ALL
じ ざ け 0
noun
local sake
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さか- (read as さか) : 16 words FIND ALL
さ か ば 0 さ か ば 3
noun
bar; pub; tavern
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さか- (read as ざか) : 2 words FIND ALL
い ざ か や 0 い ざ か や 3
Most common form: いざかや
noun
bar; pub; tavern
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き: 5 words. FIND ALL
く ろ き 0
noun
black sake (presented as an offering to the gods)  (see also: 白酒; archaic)
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An additional 13 less common words include 酒 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 318 (originally: 302)  Joy o' Kanji : 302  Key to Kanji: 475 

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酒
シュ   さけ    さか- sake   
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氵
スイ   みず water   
酉
sake flask   とり sign of the bird   
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西
セイ   サイ   にし west   
一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
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