ぐい呑(の)み

ぐいのみ
noun
sake cup; large sake cup
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1. sake cup; large sake cup
A small cup for drinking sake, larger than a 猪口(ちょこ). Often prized as a piece of pottery.
ぐい呑(の)みで日本酒(にほんしゅ)を飲(の)む。
to drink sake from a sake cup.
旅先(たびさき)で気(き)に入(い)ったぐい呑(の)みを買(か)った。
I bought a sake cup I liked while traveling.
父(ちち)は陶器(とうき)のぐい呑(の)みを集(あつ)めるのが趣味(しゅみ)だ。
My father's hobby is collecting ceramic sake cups.

From ぐいっと ('in one gulp') + 呑(の)み ('drinking'). A sake cup larger than a 猪口(ちょこ), often valued as pottery and sold as a craft item.

Similar words

  • 猪口(ちょこ): small sake cup — smaller than a ぐい呑(の)み
  • 盃(さかずき): sake cup — a flat, shallow cup used on ceremonial occasions

Writing

Also written ぐい飲(の)み; the all-kana form ぐいのみ is common as well.

Related Words

Compare: 盃(さかずき) (sake cup)
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Added 2026.7.19 9:19 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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