Japanese symbol for “intoxication”
陶酔
とうすい
Romaji: tousui
intoxication
In Japanese, intoxication is 陶酔, read とうすい (tousui).
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 intoxication
- n, vi, vs being fascinated (by); being carried away (by); being enraptured (by); being intoxicated (with)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “intoxication”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 酔い | よい yoi | drunkenness; intoxication |
| 酩酊 | めいてい meitei | drunkenness; intoxication |
| 陶酔境 | とうすいきょう tousuikyou | intoxication (by liquor, music, etc.); rapture; fascination |
| 酔態 | すいたい suitai | drunkenness; intoxication |
| 魔酔 | ますい masui | intoxication (of someone); enrapturing; carrying (someone) away |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 陶器 | とうき touki | pottery; earthenware; ceramics |
| 陶芸 | とうげい tougei | ceramic art; ceramics |
| 陶磁器 | とうじき toujiki | ceramics; pottery and porcelain |
| 陶工 | とうこう toukou | potter; ceramist; ceramicist |
| 鬱陶しい | うっとうしい uttoushii | gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing |
| 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 |
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.