To Drink Together
To Pour Each Other A Drink
transitive verb, godan verb
酌む means "to serve" and the kanji 交 means mix. What happens if you serve and mix together? You're going to pour each other a drink because you plan to drink together.
You haven't learned this reading for 交 yet, so here's a mnemonic to help you:
All the bars are closed so you and your friends are going to drink together in your car (か). You set up a little bar in the back of your car and settle down for some drinks. It's cramped but cosy.
あの日、ここで酒を酌み交わしたこと、覚えているか。
Do you remember the day we drank sake here together?
そして、二人は杯を酌み交わし、兄弟の誓いを立てた。
Then they poured each other a drink, and drank to a vow of brotherhood.
いつか、親子で酒を酌み交わす日が来るのかなあ。
I wonder if one day we'll be able to share a family drink together.