飲み物・飲物|のみものnomimono[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. noundrink; beverage
   何なんか飲み物のみものをいただけますか。↗

   May I have something to drink?

• Synonym飲料いんりょうWrittenWritten/formal term for things to drink, usually read 「いんりょう」; appears in product names such as 「清涼飲料」 rather than in everyday speech.
• Related水物みずものCasualColloquial word for a drink or liquid, but often figurative for something unpredictable that depends on luck, as in 「選挙は水物だ」.

For a drink in everyday speech, say 「飲み物」. Use 「飲料」 (read 「いんりょう」) in written contexts and product names; 「水物」 is colloquial and often means something unpredictable, hinging on luck.

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1. 飲用いんように供きょうする液体えきたい。飲料水いんりょうすい・ジュース・茶ちゃ・酒さけなど。