sakana
1. appetizer or snack served with drinks
2. performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
Noun
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肴
Kanji
accompaniment for drinks
Grade 9
, Jinmeiyo
, Kanken Pre-1
0 8
乂
mow, cut grass, subdue
有
possess, have, exist
Readings
kun'yomi
- さかなsakana
on'yomi
- コウkō
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Words That Use This Character
肴 酒 の肴 sakeno sakana1. appetizer or snack served with drinks; accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink
Expression#102115酒 肴 shukō1. food and (alcoholic) drinks; food eaten with an alcoholic drink
Noun#172054肴 にするsakanani suru1. to have as a side order (with drinks)
2. to make fun of someone; to laugh at someone's expense
Expression#322263祝 い肴 iwa izakana1. accompaniment to a drink served at celebrations (such as New Year)
Noun#378462美 酒 佳 肴 bishu kakō1. fine wines and prized delicacies
Expression#619955粗 酒 粗 肴 so shu sokō1. cheap wines and unpalatable dishes (a modest (self-deprecating) way of offering a meal to a guest)
Noun#755737美 味 佳 肴 bi mikakō1. delicacies; epicurean dishes
Expression#1000567嘉 肴 ありと雖 も食 らわずんばその旨 きを知 らずkakōarito iedomo kurawazumba sonōmakio shirazu1. one cannot understand even a holy man's teachings without study; one cannot know the abilities of a great man without putting him to use
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