酒 liquor

(waterleft) + (west top) + 一 (one/line radical)
★★★★★★
10 strokes
DUH

Onyomi

SHU

as in, "If she drinks liquor, you can See Her Underpants."

Mnemonic

Actually this is one of those things that looks like what it looks like: a bottle with a wide spout on top, and - see that extra line? That's the meniscus in the middle.

Kunyomi

( お ) さけ booze
★★★★★

Jukugo

居酒屋(いざかや)

Japanese-style bar ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN
居 (live) + 酒 (liquor) + 屋 (store) = 居酒屋 (Japanese-style bar)

日本酒(にほんしゅ)

Japanese booze ★★★☆☆
日 (sun, day) + 本 (book / the real) + 酒 (liquor) = 日本酒 (Japanese booze)

Japanese-style booze, or what we in the west call Sake. (BOOBOO: In fact, to Japanese, any booze is Sake)

酒飲み(さけのみ)

heavy drinker ★★☆☆☆
酒 (liquor) + 飲 (drink) = 酒飲み (heavy drinker)

a person who likes to drink booze

飲酒運転(いんしゅうんてん)

drunk driving ★☆☆☆☆ NEO
飲 (drink) + 酒 (liquor) + 運転 (drive a vehicle) = 飲酒運転 (drunk driving)

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