What does kanji 酌 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 酌 is bar-tending.

How is kanji 酌 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 酌 are く.む; the onyomi readings are シャク.

What is the main radical of kanji 酌?

The main radical for kanji 酌 is 酉.

What words use kanji 酌?

Example words that use kanji 酌 include 酌, 酌みかわす, 酌む, 酌婦.

JōyōJLPT N1Pre-Level 2

酌

Meaning

Kanji 酌

bar-tending

bar-tending, serving sake, the host, draw (water), ladle, scoop, pump

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: く.む
Onyomi 音読み: シャク
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 1981

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #2271
Strokes: 10
Radical: 酉
Components: 丶 • 勹 • 酉
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 2
Similar Kanji: 約 • 釣 • 的 • 豹 • 趵 • 勺 • 仢

Related vocabulary

Showing 21 common entries

Showing 21 of 26 entries that include this kanji.

酌

しゃく

person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)

酌みかわす

くみかわす

to pour drinks for each other

酌む

くむ

to pour (sake)

酌婦

しゃくふ

barmaid

酌量

しゃくりょう

taking into consideration

酌量減軽

しゃくりょうげんけい

reduction of punishment in the light of extenuating circumstances

晩酌

ばんしゃく

drink at home with one's evening meal

お酌

おしゃく

person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman)

しん酌

しんしゃく

taking into consideration

献酌

けんしゃく

offering a drink

参酌

さんしゃく

comparison and choosing the good

手酌

てじゃく

helping oneself to a drink

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は客に酒を酌んだ。

He poured sake for the guest.

父は私に一杯酌してくれた。

My father poured me a cup.

井戸の水を酌みに行った。

I went to draw water from the well.

彼女はひしゃくで水を酌んだ。

She scooped water with a ladle.

主人が自ら酒を酌して回った。

The host personally went around pouring drinks.