酒は百薬の長

Japanese
Kanji in this term
酒 百 薬 長
さけ
Grade: 3		 ひゃく
Grade: 1		 やく
Grade: 3		 ちょう
Grade: 2
kun’yomi on’yomi
Alternative spelling
酒は百藥の長 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 酒 +‎ は +‎ 百薬 +‎ の +‎ 長, literally "sake is the best medicine"

Proverb

酒(さけ)は百(ひゃく)薬(やく)の長(ちょう) • (sake wa hyakuyaku no chō) 

  1. good wine makes good blood; sake is the best of all medicines; drinking a moderate amount of alcohol is better than medicine
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