アルコールarukooru
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- noun, chemistryalcohol
- nounalcoholic drink; alcohol
- noun(alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
- Synonym酒さけWrittenThis 「酒」 is read 「ささ」: an archaic word for sake with a court-lady flavor, rarely used today. Ordinary everyday talk uses 「お酒」.
- Synonymアルコール飲料アルコールいんりょうNeutralNeutral generic term for drinks containing alcohol; more explicit than 「アルコール」, which also covers chemical alcohols and alcohol-based sanitizer.
- Related酒さけWrittenThis 「酒」 is read 「ささ」: an archaic word for sake with a court-lady flavor, rarely used today. Ordinary everyday talk uses 「お酒」.
- Related酒類しゅるいWrittenWritten/formal collective term for alcoholic drinks, common in law and tax contexts, as in 「酒類販売免許」; 「アルコール」 is also used colloquially for drinks.
- Relatedお酒おさけNeutralPolite everyday word for alcohol, the usual choice for talking about drinking, as in 「お酒を飲む」; 「アルコール」 leans toward the substance or a generic label.
- RelatedリカーNeutralLoanword for distilled spirits or liquor, as in 「ホワイトリカー」; often seen in product names and rarely said on its own in daily conversation.
For everyday talk about drinking, use 「お酒」. 「アルコール」 covers alcohol as a substance, drinks, and sanitizer. Use 「アルコール飲料」 for an explicit generic term, 「酒類」 in legal/tax contexts, and 「リカー」 mainly in product names. 「酒」 read 「ささ」 is an archaic, courtly word.
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