盃(さかずき)

さかずき
noun
sake cup
1. sake cup, ceremonial cup
A small, flat, dish-shaped cup used for drinking sake. Traditionally made of lacquerware or ceramic. Strongly associated with ceremonial occasions such as weddings, New Year celebrations, and formal pledges.
盃(さかずき)を交(か)わす。
To exchange sake cups.
新郎(しんろう)新婦(しんぷ)が三々九度(さんさんくど)の盃(さかずき)を行(おこな)った。
The bride and groom performed the san-san-kudo ceremony of sharing sake cups.
祝(いわ)いの席(せき)で、上司(じょうし)から盃(さかずき)を受(う)けた。
At the celebration, I received a sake cup from my boss.

USAGE:
Carries a formal, ceremonial nuance. The phrase 盃(さかずき)を交(か)わす (to exchange cups) implies forming a bond or pledge — historically used in rituals of loyalty, brotherhood, or marriage. In everyday drinking, おちょこ} or {猪口(ちょこ) is more common for the small cup.

KANJI:
The character 盃(さかずき) combines 不(ふ) and 皿(さら) (dish). An older form 杯(はい) exists and is used in counting cups (一杯(いっぱい)).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 盃(さかずき)を交(か)わす: to exchange cups (pledge/bond)
  • 盃(さかずき)を受(う)ける: to receive a cup (from a superior)
  • 盃(さかずき)を返(かえ)す: to return a cup
  • 三々九度(さんさんくど)の盃(さかずき): wedding sake ceremony
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