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?
喫煙や飲酒はお金がかかるし、体に悪いでしょう。
Smoking and drinking are expensive and bad for you, right?
飲酒者のほとんどが自分の飲酒は大丈夫と思っている。
Most drinkers think that their drinking is fine.