1.
sake cup; large sake cup
A small cup for drinking sake, larger than a 猪口. Often prized as a piece of pottery.
ぐい呑みで日本酒を飲む。
to drink sake from a sake cup.
旅先で気に入ったぐい呑みを買った。
I bought a sake cup I liked while traveling.
父は陶器のぐい呑みを集めるのが趣味だ。
My father's hobby is collecting ceramic sake cups.
From ぐいっと ('in one gulp') + 呑み ('drinking'). A sake cup larger than a 猪口, often valued as pottery and sold as a craft item.
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 猪口: small sake cup — smaller than a ぐい呑み
- 盃: sake cup — a flat, shallow cup used on ceremonial occasions
ORTHOGRAPHY:
Also written ぐい飲み; the all-kana form ぐいのみ is common as well.