じゅ

noun

Buddhist term.
  1. consumption of alcohol (as prohibited by one of the Buddhist precepts).
  2. Buddhist precept prohibiting the consumption of alcohol. Abbreviation.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
じゅ
飲酒 おんじゅ
おん
しゅ
飲酒 おんしゅ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

drink, smoke, take
の.む イン オン (3rd, N4)
eat, food, eat radical (no. 184)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
good, pleasing, skilled
よ.い リョウ ら (4th, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
lack, gap, fail
ケツ か.ける ケン (4th, N3)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
sake, alcohol
さけ シュ さか- (3rd, N3)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
west, bird, sign of the bird
とり ユウ なが (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
west, Spain
にし サイ セイ (2nd, N5)
high & level, lofty, bald
コツ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)