Word Meaning 酒の肴

さけのさかな sake no sakana

酒の肴 is read as さけのさかな (sake no sakana) and means appetizer or snack served with drinks.

Meaning

English

appetizer or snack served with drinks
accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink

Reading

Kana

さけのさかな

Romaji

sake no sakana

Writing Variants

酒のさかな さけのさかな sakenosakana

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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酒肴

しゅこう

food and (alcoholic) drinks

美酒佳肴

びしゅかこう

fine wines and prized delicacies

粗酒粗肴

そしゅそこう

cheap wines and unpalatable dishes (a modest (self-deprecating) way of offering a meal to a guest)

酒

しゅ

alcohol

酒店

さかだな

hotel (in China)

酒屋

さかや

liquor store

酒税

しゅぜい

liquor tax

酒造

しゅぞう

brewing (sake)

酒場

さかば

bar

酒類

しゅるい

alcoholic drinks

酒販

しゅはん

liquor trade

酒造り

さけづくり

sake brewing

Example Sentences

彼は酒の肴に枝豆を注文した。

かれはさけのさかなにえだまめをちゅうもんした。

He ordered edamame as a snack for his drinks.

豆腐は良い酒の肴になる。

Tofu is a good accompaniment for sake.