Word Meaning 下戸

げこ geko

下戸 is read as げこ (geko) and means non-drinker.

Meaning

English

non-drinker
someone who cannot drink

Reading

Kana

げこ

Romaji

geko

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 7 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 上戸 Related Words 飲みニケーション,上戸 Rank 9322 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

下戸と化け物はない

げことばけものはない

everyone drinks at least a little bit

下戸の建てた蔵はない

げこのたてたくらはない

don't act all high and mighty just because you don't drink

上戸は毒を知らず下戸は薬を知らず

じょうごはどくをしらずげこはくすりをしらず

drinkers drink too much (and harm themselves in the process), nondrinkers drink too little (and miss out on the medicinal benefits of alcohol)

酔い醒めの水下戸知らず

えいさめのみずげこしらず

a teetotaler doesn't know (how tasty) water is when waking up after having been drunk

下半身

かはんしん

lower half of the body

下り坂

くだりざか

downhill

下層

かそう

lower strata (classes)

下準備

したじゅんび

preliminary arrangements

下協議

したきょうぎ

preliminary conference

下総

しもうさ

Shimōsa (former province located in parts of present-day Chiba, Ibaraki, Saitama and Tokyo prefectures)

下線部

かせんぶ

underlined part

下無

しもむ

(in Japan) 5th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. F sharp)