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飲酒

Reading

Kana: いんしゅ
Romaji: inshu
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Definition

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drinking alcohol (sake)

Kanji

Readings: イン、 オン、 の.む、 -の.み
Meanings: drink, smoke, take
Readings: シュ、 さけ、 さか-
Meanings: sake, alcohol

Example Sentences

飲酒(いんしゅ)運転(うんてん)危険(きけん)だ。
➥Drinking and driving can be dangerous.
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彼女(かのじょ)飲酒(いんしゅ)にふけった。
➥She abandoned herself to drinking.
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(かれ)らは飲酒(いんしゅ)にふけっていた。
➥They were given over to drinking.
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(かれ)飲酒癖(いんしゅへき)(なお)った。
➥He was cured of his drinking habit.
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(かれ)飲酒(いんしゅ)運転(うんてん)(ばっ)せられた。
➥He was punished for drunken driving.
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警官(けいかん)飲酒(いんしゅ)運転(うんてん)(かれ)逮捕(たいほ)した。
➥The policeman arrested him for drunken driving.
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