What is the Kanji for "Drunk"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Drunk", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Drunk" is "酔".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Yo".

Its onyomi reading is "Sui".

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 radical "酉" means "Bird of the zodiac" . And The component "卆" .

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

What does the kanji "酔" mean in japanese?

"酔" means "Drunk".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N1 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

酔っ払い: "Drunkard". The noun '酔っ払い (よっぱらい)' refers to a person who is drunk or intoxicated. This word is used to describe someone who has consumed too much alcohol and is in an inebriated state. It carries a somewhat negative connotation, implying that the person is acting in an unruly or unpleasant manner due to their drunkenness. For example: The drunkard stumbled down the street - (酔っぱらいがまちを歩いて行った).

酔っ払う: "Get drunk". The Japanese verb '酔っ払う (よっぱらう)' means 'to get drunk'. This verb is used to describe the state of being intoxicated after consuming alcohol. It indicates that a person has consumed an excessive amount of alcohol and is under its influence. For example: He got drunk at the party - (彼はパーティーで酔っ払った). The boss came to work drunk - (上司が酔っ払って出勤した).

酔う: "Be drunk". The Japanese verb '酔う (よう)' means 'to be drunk'. This verb is used to describe the state of being intoxicated or inebriated, usually due to the consumption of alcoholic beverages. It can be used to refer to both the physical and mental effects of alcohol. For example: I'm drunk - (私は酔っている). He gets drunk easily - (彼はすぐに酔ってしまう).

麻酔: "Anesthesia". The Japanese noun '麻酔 (ますい)' means 'anesthesia'. This word refers to the medical procedure where a patient is administered drugs to induce a temporary loss of sensation or consciousness. It is commonly used before a surgery or other medical procedure to prevent the patient from feeling pain. For example: The doctor gave the patient anesthesia before the operation - (医者は手術の前に患者に麻酔を施した). The patient was under anesthesia during the entire procedure - (患者は手術の間中麻酔をかけられていた).

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 "よ" is read as "yo". The hiragana "す" is read as "su". And The hiragana "い" is read as "i".

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.