Word Meaning 酒は百薬の長

さけはひゃくやくのちょう sake ha hyakuyaku no chou

酒は百薬の長 is read as さけはひゃくやくのちょう (sake ha hyakuyaku no chou) and means good wine makes good blood.

Meaning

English

good wine makes good blood
sake is the best of all medicines

Reading

Kana

さけはひゃくやくのちょう

Romaji

sake ha hyakuyaku no chou

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 44 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Proverb ✓ Rank 106663 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

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百薬の長

ひゃくやくのちょう

the best medicine (i.e. sake)

八百長

やおちょう

match fixing

百卒長

ひゃくそつちょう

centurion

八百長試合

やおちょうじあい

fixed match

百薬

ひゃくやく

sundry remedies

薬用酒

やくようしゅ

alcoholic beverage for medicinal purposes

薬味酒

やくみしゅ

medicinal drink made from plants steeped in mirin

薬酒

やくしゅ

alcoholic beverage for medicinal purposes

麻薬問題担当長官

まやくもんだいたんとうちょうかん

drug czar

百万長者

ひゃくまんちょうじゃ

millionaire

立てば芍薬座れば牡丹歩く姿は百合の花

たてばしゃくやくすわればぼたんあるくすがたはゆりのはな

beautiful appearance of a woman

酒店

さかだな

hotel (in China)

Example Sentences

酒は百薬の長というが、飲み過ぎは体に毒だ。

They say that alcohol is the best medicine, but drinking too much is poisonous to the body.