How do you read 酒代?

酒代 is read さかだい (sakadai), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

What JLPT level is 酒代?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 酒代 in romaji?

酒代 is written sakadai in romaji.

What kanji are in 酒代?

酒 (Sake, Alcohol); 代 (Substitute, Change).

酒代さかだい

さかだい · sakadai

noun

Drink money, alcohol expenses

tip, gratuity

Other ways to say “drink money” in Japanese →

Heiban

flat · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

酒Sake, Alcohol 音しゅ訓さけ・さか- JLPT N3 · 10 strokes 代Substitute, Change, Convert 音だい・たい訓か.わる・かわ.る JLPT N4 · 5 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

酒さけalcohol, sake ～酒～しゅkind of alcohol 酒場さかばbar, bar-room お酒おさけsake; alcohol 時代じだいage, period, epoch, era 先代せんだいfamily predecessor, previous age, previous generation 代るかわるto take the place of, to relieve, to be substituted for 代弁だいべんspeak for another

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What does 酒代 mean?

Drink money, alcohol expenses. It can also mean: tip, gratuity.

How do you pronounce 酒代?

さかだい (sakadai). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

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