What is the Kanji for "Cup", "Counter for cups", and "Cup of liquid"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Cup", "Counter for cups", and "Cup of liquid", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Cup", "Counter for cups", and "Cup of liquid" is "杯".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Sakazuki".

Its onyomi reading is "Hai".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "木" means "Tree" and "Wood" and can be read as "Boku", "Ki", "Moku", and "Ko". And The kanji "不" means "Not" and can be read as "Fu" and "Bu".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "杯" mean in japanese?

"杯" means "Cup", "Counter for cups", and "Cup of liquid".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N3 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

一杯: "A lot". The Japanese adverb '一杯 (いっぱい)' means 'a lot'. It is used to indicate a large quantity or an excessive amount of something. It can be used with nouns to emphasize the large quantity, such as: There are a lot of books - (本が一杯ある). It can also be used on its own to convey a feeling of being very full, such as: I'm full - (一杯です).

乾杯: "Toast". The verbal noun '乾杯 (かんぱい)' means 'to toast'. This expression is used to make a toast, typically at the beginning of a meal or drinking session, as a way to wish good health and enjoy the company of others. Examples: Let's toast to the happy couple - (新郎新婦にかんぱいしましょう。) We toasted the new year with champagne - (シャンパンで新年にかんぱいしました。)

杯: "Cup" or "Serving". The suffix '杯 (はい)' is used to indicate a single serving, portion or cup of something. It is commonly attached to nouns to specify a quantity, such as in '一杯の水' meaning 'one cup of water'. It can also be used metaphorically, as in '幸せの杯' meaning 'a cup of happiness'. Some examples: One cup of tea - (一杯のお茶), A serving of rice - (ご飯一杯)

腹一杯: "Fully". The adverb '腹一杯 (はらいっぱい)' means 'fully'. It is used to emphasize that something is done or felt to the maximum extent. For example: I ate until I was full - (私は腹一杯食べました). He laughed heartily - (彼は腹一杯笑った).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "は" is read as "ha". The hiragana "い" is read as "i". The hiragana "さ" is read as "sa". The hiragana "か" is read as "ka". The hiragana "ず" is read as "zu". And The hiragana "き" is read as "ki".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.