酒場

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 酒場(さかば) refers to a bar or tavern where people spend time drinking.
• Basic usage: It describes a place visited by a traveler in a harbor or one where regulars gather at night.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A place to drink and a shop selling alcohol
  • 酒場 focuses on a place for drinking on the premises, while 酒屋 names a shop selling alcoholic drinks.
• Readings of the components
  • Here, 酒 is read さか and 場 is read ば, producing さかば.