Word Meaning 晩酌

ばんしゃく banshaku

晩酌 is read as ばんしゃく (banshaku) and means drink at home with one's evening meal.

Meaning

English

drink at home with one's evening meal
dinner-time drink

Reading

Kana

ばんしゃく

Romaji

banshaku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper grade Kanken 準2級 Related Words 酔っ払い,寝酒,お酒,夜,夕飯,夜ご飯,食卓,ダイニングテーブル Rank 12487 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

情状酌量

じょうじょうしゃくりょう

taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration

Example Sentences

晩酌はしないよ。

I don't drink with my evening meal.

主人は晩酌が楽しみなので、発泡酒を６缶以上は空けていますし、日本酒の燗が５本も６本も空いていて、たまに休肝日ということで飲まない日もあるのですが２日以上続いたことはありません。

My husband likes to have a drink in the evening. He drinks 6 or more bottles of sparkling wine and 5 or 6 bottles of warm sake. Sometimes he has a day where he doesn't drink, but it has never lasted for more than two days.