肴
肴: side dish for drinks
side dish for drinks; snack
8 strokesNames & literary · Name kanji (準1級 range)in 5 words here
Readings
On
コウ
Kunさかな
肴 (さかな) is food eaten with drinks; the everyday word for fish, 魚, is also read さかな.
Key words
肴さかなsnack to go with drinks
酒の肴さけのさかなsnack to go with sake
酒肴しゅこうsake and side dishes
佳肴かこうfine dish, delicacy
Example sentences
今夜は日本酒に合う肴を用意しました。
I prepared snacks that go well with sake tonight.
父は枝豆を酒の肴にして、ゆっくりビールを飲んでいる。
My father is slowly drinking beer with edamame as his snack.
料亭では、季節の酒肴が小さな器に盛られて出てきた。
At the restaurant, seasonal sake accompaniments came out arranged in small dishes.