酒場

Chinese
alcoholic drink
 
courtyard; open space; place
courtyard; open space; place; field; a measure word; (a measure word, used for sport or recreation)
trad. (酒場) 酒 場
simp. (酒场) 酒 场

Pronunciation

Noun

酒場

  1. (literary) alcoholic gathering
  2. (literary) liquor store; public house; tavern

Synonyms
  • (alcoholic gathering): 酒會／酒会 (jiǔhuì)
  • (liquor store):

Japanese
Kanji in this term
酒 場
さか
Grade: 3		 ば
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 酒 (saka, “alcohol”, the older combining form of the standalone reading sake) +‎ 場 (ba, “place”, from older /nipa/ “place”, from which also modern 庭 niwa).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

酒(さか)場(ば) • (sakaba) 

  1. a bar, a saloon, a pub

Synonyms
  • バー (bā): a bar (generally more modern and western in style)
  • 居酒屋(いざかや) (izakaya): a Japanese pub (often, but not necessarily, more traditionally Japanese in style)
  • 飲(の)み屋(や) (nomiya): a smaller drinking establishment (generally smaller and less expensive)
  • スナック (sunakku): a snack bar (usually smaller, with light food available, and often with an emphasis on chatting with the female staff)

References
  1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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