noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
abstinence from alcohol; giving up drinking
Refers to the act of quitting or abstaining from alcohol, often as a conscious decision. Can be used as a noun or as a suru-verb (断酒する).
See also: 禁酒
健康のために断酒を始めた。
I started abstaining from alcohol for my health.
彼は一年
He has been off alcohol for a year.