Japanese symbol for “hangover”
二日酔い
ふつかよい
Romaji: futsukayoi
hangover
In Japanese, hangover is 二日酔い, read ふつかよい (futsukayoi).
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
- n, vi, vs hangover
Written forms: 二日酔い、宿酔、二日酔. Readings: ふつかよい.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “hangover”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 持ち越し | もちこし mochikoshi | hangover; what you ate the day before (and is still being digested) |
| 宿酔 | しゅくすい shukusui | hangover |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 二つ | ふたつ futatsu | two |
| 二宮 | にぐう niguu | the Two Ise Shrines |
| 二塁打 | にるいだ niruida | two-base hit; double |
| 二塁 | にるい nirui | second base |
| 二分 | にぶん nibun | halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection |
| 一石二鳥 | いっせきにちょう issekinichou | killing two birds with one stone |
| 今日 | きょう kyou | today; this day |
| 日本 | にほん nihon | Japan |
| 麻酔 | ますい masui | anaesthesia; anesthesia |
See also: Chinese symbol for “hangover”.
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.