酒 場(さかば)

さかば

noun

bar, tavern

1. bar, tavern, pub

A place where alcoholic drinks are served.

仕事(しごと)の後(あと)、酒場(さかば)に寄(よ)った。

After work, I stopped by a bar.

この通(とお)りには古(ふる)い酒場(さかば)が多(おお)い。

There are many old bars on this street.

大衆(たいしゅう)酒場(さかば)で安(やす)く飲(の)める。

You can drink cheaply at a public bar.

酒場(さかば) is a general term for a bar or tavern where alcohol is served.

Common collocations:

大衆(たいしゅう)酒場(さかば) (public bar, working-class bar)
酒場(さかば)で飲(の)む (to drink at a bar)
酒場(さかば)に行(い)く (to go to a bar)

Related words for drinking establishments:

バー (bar - often Western-style)
居酒屋(いざかや) (izakaya - Japanese-style pub with food)
スナック (snack bar - hostess bar)
飲(の)み屋(や) (drinking place - casual term)
パブ (pub)

Related Words

Related: 居酒屋(いざかや) (Japanese-style pub)

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Added 2026.1.13 20:15 · Revised 2026.5.11 5:13

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