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sake vessel; drinking vessel
a container or utensil used for serving or drinking sake or other alcoholic beverages
美しい酒器を集める。
To collect beautiful sake vessels.
この酒器は江戸時代のものです。
This sake vessel is from the Edo period.
陶芸教室で自分だけの酒器を作ってみませんか。
Why not try making your own sake vessel in a pottery class?
A general term for vessels used to serve and drink sake. Japanese sake culture places great importance on the aesthetic and material qualities of drinking vessels, and choosing the right 酒器 is considered part of the sake-drinking experience.
COMMON TYPES:
- 徳利 — sake carafe/flask (for warming and pouring)
- 猪口 / お猪口 — small sake cup
- 杯 — flat ceremonial sake cup
- 枡 — square wooden sake cup
- 片口 — single-spouted pouring vessel
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 酒器セット — sake set (flask and cups together)
- 陶器の酒器 — ceramic sake vessel
- 錫の酒器 — tin/pewter sake vessel
- 酒器選び — choosing a sake vessel
CULTURAL NOTE:
Traditional etiquette calls for pouring sake for others rather than for oneself (お酌). The shape, material, and size of the vessel affect how sake is experienced — wide-mouthed cups release more aroma, while narrow ones concentrate it.