Japanese symbol for “drunken”
酔余
すいよ
Romaji: suiyo
drunken (e.g. brawl); under the influence of alcohol
In Japanese, drunken is 酔余, read すいよ (suiyo).
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
- adj-no drunken (e.g. brawl); under the influence of alcohol
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 麻酔 | ますい masui | anaesthesia; anesthesia |
| 酔い | よい yoi | drunkenness; intoxication |
| 酔っ払い | よっぱらい yopparai | drunk person; (a) drunk |
| 泥酔 | でいすい deisui | being dead drunk; drunken stupor |
| 酔う | よう you | to get drunk; to become intoxicated |
| 陶酔 | とうすい tousui | intoxication |
| 余裕 | よゆう yoyuu | surplus; margin; leeway |
| 余計 | よけい yokei | extra; more; too much |
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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