Word Meaning お酌

おしゃく oshaku

お酌 is read as おしゃく (oshaku) and means person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman).

Meaning

English

  1. person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman)
  2. pouring alcohol
  3. (apprentice) geisha
  4. dancing girl

Reading

Kana

おしゃく

Romaji

oshaku

Writing Variants

  • 御酌 おしゃく oshaku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 135079 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

媒酌

ばいしゃく

matchmaking

晩酌

ばんしゃく

drink at home with one's evening meal

情状酌量

じょうじょうしゃくりょう

taking the extenuating circumstances 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