杯

• 読み: さかずき
• ローマ字: sakazuki
• 漢字の分解: 杯 (sakazuki/hai) — 木 (wood) + 不 (phonetic); drinking cup
• 発音: /sa.ka.zɯ.ki/

意味

Sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages. A small, shallow cup traditionally used for drinking sake.

Refers to the small, flat cups specifically designed for drinking sake, often ceramic or lacquered. Distinct from コップ (glass) or カップ (cup). The kanji 杯 is also read as はい/ぱい/ばい when used as a counter for cupfuls and glassfuls: 一杯 (いっぱい), 二杯 (にはい), 三杯 (さんばい).

例文

1. 友達と杯を交わしました。
2. この杯はとても古いものです。
3. 父は毎晩杯を手にします。

使い方ガイド

場面: dining, celebrations, traditional culture

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 杯 combines 木 (tree/wood) and 不 (a phonetic component), originally referring to a wooden drinking cup. Sake cups have been central to Japanese drinking culture for centuries.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal