Japanese Word Entry
罰酒| Kana: | ばっしゅ |
| Romaji: | basshu |
| Definition: | alcohol which must be drunk as a punishment (e.g. for losing a contest or arriving late) |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 罰 | penalty, punishment, fine, punish, penalize |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄈㄚˊ (fá) |
| Cantonese: | fat6 |
| Japanese: | バツ (batsu)、 バチ (bachi)、 ハツ (hatsu) / ばっ.する (bassuru)、 つみ (tsumi)、 とがめ (togame)、 しおき (shioki) |
| Korean: | 벌 (beol) |
| Vietnamese: | phạt |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 罚 |
| Semantic variant form: | 罸 |
| 酒 | sake, alcohol, wine, spirits, liquor, alcoholic beverage |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄐㄧㄡˇ (jiǔ) |
| Cantonese: | zau2 |
| Japanese: | シュ (shu) / さけ (sake)、 さか- (saka-) |
| Korean: | 주 (ju) |
| Vietnamese: | tửu |