酌む

• 読み: くむ
• ローマ字: kumu
• 漢字の分解: 酌 (shaku/ku) — serve sake, pour drinks
• 発音: /kɯ.mɯ/

意味

To serve sake; to pour drinks. The act of pouring alcohol for someone.

A Group 1 (godan) verb conjugated with the む row. Specifically refers to pouring alcoholic drinks, especially sake, for others. Central to Japanese drinking culture where pouring for others (お酌する) is an important social courtesy. The more common spoken form is お酌をする. Also used figuratively like 汲む: 事情を酌む (to take circumstances into consideration).

例文

1. 上司にお酒を酌んであげた。
2. 日本では相手のグラスが空いたら酌むのが礼儀だ。
3. 彼の事情を酌んで許すことにした。

使い方ガイド

場面: drinking culture, social customs, business entertainment

トーン: polite

起源と歴史

From Old Japanese. The kanji 酌 combines 酉 (sake jar) and 勺 (ladle/scoop), literally 'ladling from a sake vessel' — the ancient act of serving alcohol.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal