Japanese symbol for “cheers”
乾杯
かんぱい
Romaji: kanpai
cheers; bottoms-up; prosit
In Japanese, cheers is 乾杯, read かんぱい (kanpai).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- int cheers; bottoms-up; prosit
- n, vi, vs toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something)
- n, vi, vs drinking one's glass dry
Written forms: 乾杯、乾盃. Readings: かんぱい.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “cheers”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 喝采 | かっさい kassai | cheers; applause; ovation |
| スコール | スコール sukooru | skoal; skol; cheers |
| ＫＰ | ケー・ピー kee・pii | cheers |
| チンチン | チンチン chinchin | cheers; prosit |
| プロージット | プロージット puroojitto | prosit; cheers; to your health |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 乾燥 | かんそう kansou | dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes) |
| 乾電池 | かんでんち kandenchi | dry cell battery |
| 乾季 | かんき kanki | dry season |
| 乾かす | かわかす kawakasu | to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate |
| 乾物 | かんぶつ kanbutsu | dry provisions; dried food; dried goods |
| 祝杯 | しゅくはい shukuhai | toast; congratulatory cup |
| 満杯 | まんぱい manpai | full (of a container, vessel, etc.); filled to the brim |
| 精一杯 | せいいっぱい seiippai | the best one can do; one's best effort |
See also: Chinese symbol for “cheers”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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