NichiDict

酌む

N3
くむ
[kumu]
Illustration for 酌む

Meanings

1.GodanTransitive

to pour (sake); to serve; to drink (together)

2.GodanTransitive

to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with; to intuit; to understand

Examples

お客様にお酒を酌んで差し上げます。

I will pour you some sake.

友人と互いに酌み交わして楽しく飲んだ。

We enjoy pouring drinks for each other.

上司にお酒を酌むのが礼儀だ。

It is polite to pour sake for your boss.