sakazuki
Noun
Meaning
sakazuki (plural sakazuki)
A Japanese cup for drinking saké.
Examples
Another notable example is sakazuki "sake cup", which may be spelt as at least five different kanji: 杯, 盃, 巵/卮 main, and 坏 main; of these, the first two are common – formally 杯 main is a small cup and 盃 main a large cup.
Serving sake main Sake can be served in a wide variety of cups; here is a sakazuki (a flat, saucer-like cup), an ochoko (a small, cylindrical cup), and a masu (a wooden, box-like cup).
However, each kobun, in turn, can offer sakazuki as oyabun to his underling to form an affiliated organisation, which might in turn form lower ranked organizations.
Saucer-like cups called sakazuki are also used, most commonly at weddings and other ceremonial occasions, such as the start of the year or at the beginning of a kaiseki meal.
The Kamikaze shared ceremonial cups of sake or water known as "mizu no sakazuki".