お
しゃく
酌

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. pouring alcohol.

noun

  1. person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman).
  2. (apprentice) geisha, dancing girl.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
　
お
しゃく
酌
 お酌 おしゃく
お
御
しゃく
酌
 御酌 おしゃく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

bar-tending, serving sake, the host
シャク　く.む (9th, N1)
west, bird, sign of the bird
とり　ユウ　なが (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
west, Spain
にし　サイ　セイ (2nd, N5)
high & level, lofty, bald
コツ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
ladle, one tenth of a go, dip
シャク (N1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)