Word Meaning 食前酒

しょくぜんしゅ shokuzenshu

食前酒 is read as しょくぜんしゅ (shokuzenshu) and means aperitif.

Meaning

English

  1. aperitif

Reading

Kana

しょくぜんしゅ

Romaji

shokuzenshu

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 100698 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

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食中酒

しょくちゅうしゅ

alcohol or sake drunk during the meal (as opposed to aperitifs, digestifs, etc.)

食後酒

しょくごしゅ

digestif

御前酒

ごぜんしゅ

Gozenshu (brand name for a sake)

食前

しょくぜん

before meals

酒食

しゅしょく

food and (alcoholic) drink

酒食らい

さけぐらい

heavy drinker

食い違い

くいちがい

difference

食費

しょくひ

food expense

食欲

しょくよく

appetite (for food)

食い込む

くいこむ

to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)

食い違う

くいちがう

to not match well (e.g. at the seams)

食指

しょくし

index finger