飲み代

Japanese

Kanji in this term
飲	代
の Grade: 3	しろ Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Kanji in this term
飲	代
の Grade: 3	だい Grade: 3
yutōyomi

Etymology

Compound of 飲み (nomi, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 飲む (nomu, “to drink; to swallow”)) +‎ 代 (shiro, “price, charge”).

Noun

飲み代 (hiragana のみしろ, rōmaji nomishiro, alternative reading のみだい, rōmaji nomidai)

drinking money

Usage notes

のみだい (nomidai) is more common as the reading, while のみしろ (nomishiro) is considered to be more legitimate.

Alternative forms

呑み代
飲代

Synonyms

酒代 (さかだい) (sakadai)

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