酔 — kanji meaning “drunk”
酔
drunk, feel sick, poisoned, elated, spellbound
- Meanings
- drunk, feel sick, poisoned, elated, spellbound
- On'yomi
- スイ (sui)
- Kun'yomi
- よ.う、よ.い、よ
- Name readings
- よい
- Strokes
- 11
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1640 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 164
- Chinese reading
- zuì
Words with 酔
| 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 |
| 二日酔い | ふつかよい futsukayoi | hangover |
| 酔っ払う | よっぱらう yopparau | to get drunk |
| 心酔 | しんすい shinsui | adoration; admiration |
| ほろ酔い | ほろよい horoyoi | slight intoxication; being tipsy; mellowness |
| 酔いどれ | よいどれ yoidore | drunkard; drunk |
| 悪酔い | わるよい waruyoi | drunken sickness; getting sick from drinking |
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