酒しゅ類るい

Kanji

• 酒sake, alcohol
• 類sort, kind, variety

Similar words

• お酒さけ

  お酒 is the common, everyday word for alcohol or sake, while 酒類 is a more formal, categorical term often used in official contexts.

• アルコール飲いん料りょう

  アルコール飲料 is a direct loanword equivalent, also formal, but 酒類 is more native and common in legal or business settings.

Etymology

Compound of 酒 (sake, 'alcohol') and 類 (rui, 'category, kind'). The reading しゅるい is the standard Sino-Japanese reading, while さけるい is a rare mixed reading.