What does kanji 酔 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 酔 is drunk.

How is kanji 酔 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 酔 are よ.う, よ.い, よ; the onyomi readings are スイ.

What is the main radical of kanji 酔?

The main radical for kanji 酔 is 酉.

What words use kanji 酔?

Example words that use kanji 酔 include 酔う, 酔い, 酔っ払う, 酔っ払い.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 3

酔

Meaning

Kanji 酔

drunk

drunk, feel sick, poisoned, elated, spellbound

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: よ.うよ.いよ
Onyomi 音読み: スイ
Nanori 名乗り: よい

Old form: 醉 • Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1640
Strokes: 11
Radical: 酉
Components: 十 • 九 • 酉
Kanji Kentei: Level 3
Similar Kanji: 粋 • 砕 • 枠 • 翆 • 紣 • 卆 • 伜

Related vocabulary

36 common entries

Showing 36 of 91 entries that include this kanji.

酔う

よう

to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle)

酔い

よい

drunkenness

酔っ払う

よっぱらう

to get drunk

酔っ払い

よっぱらい

drunkard

酔いが回る

よいがまわる

to get drunk

酔いが覚める

よいがさめる

to sober up

酔いしれる

よいしれる

to be befuddled (with drink)

酔いつぶす

よいつぶす

to drink someone down

酔いつぶれる

よいつぶれる

to drink oneself dead drunk

酔いどれ

よいどれ

drunkard

酔いを覚ます

よいをさます

to sober up

酔い覚まし

よいざまし

sobering up

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は酒に酔っていた。

He was drunk on alcohol.

酔ったので、まっすぐ歩けない。

Because I'm drunk, I can't walk straight.

船に酔って気分が悪くなった。

I got seasick and started to feel sick.

車に酔いやすいので、後ろには座らない。

I get carsick easily, so I don't sit in the back.

毒に酔ったような苦しさだった。

It was a pain like being poisoned.