# 酒 — Alcohol

Frequency rank 654 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 厚 (Thick), less common than 協 (Cooperation).

- On’yomi: しゅ
- Kun’yomi: さけ、さか
- Radical: 酉 Wine (Kangxi 164)
- Frequency path: Level V of XX

A tsunami (氵) of water meets the alcohol (酉) jar — water mixes with grain in a barrel to make alcohol.

In words:

- お酒 おさけ — alcohol, rice wine
- 酒 さけ — alcohol,sake
- 酒場 さかば — bar,bar-room

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