Drinking Alcohol
Drinking
noun, verbal noun
Drink alcohol is drinking alcohol, or just drinking. This always refers to alcohol though.
This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You haven't learned this reading of 飲 yet, so here's a mnemonic to help you:
Where's a good place for drinking alcohol? An inn (いん), of course!
飲酒をやめようと思った一番の理由は何ですか？
What was the main reason you decided to stop drinking alcohol?
飲酒はお金がかかるし、体に悪いでしょう。
Drinking is expensive and bad for you, right?
あいつ、未成年に飲酒させたらしいよ。
I heard that guy got a minor to drink.