お酌

Japanese

Kanji in this term
酌
しゃく
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
御酌 (rare)

Etymology

御(お) (o-, honorific prefix) + 酌(しゃく) (shaku, “pouring saké”)

Pronunciation

Noun

お酌(しゃく) • (oshaku) 

  1. (polite) synonym of 酌 (shaku, “pouring saké”)
  2. a woman who pours saké for customers
    Synonym: 酌婦(しゃくふ) (shakufu)
  3. an apprentice geisha

Descendants

  • → English: oshaku

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (2016), NHK日本語発音アクセント新辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2020), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Eighth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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