Word Meaning 泣き上戸

なきじょうご nakijougo

泣き上戸 is read as なきじょうご (nakijougo) and means maudlin drinker.

Meaning

English

maudlin drinker
person who is prone to crying when drunk

Reading

Kana

なきじょうご

Romaji

nakijougo

Writing Variants

泣上戸 なきじょうご nakijougo

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Antonyms 笑い上戸 Related Words 酔っ払い,笑い上戸 Rank 66855 Priority K

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

機嫌上戸

きげんじょうご

merry drinker

跳ね上げ戸

はねあげど

trapdoor

後引き上戸

あとひきじょうご

insatiable drinker

上戸

じょうご

... drinker (e.g. merry drinker, maudlin drinker)

上戸

じょーぐー

liker of

エロ上戸

えろじょうご

horny drunkard

笑い上戸

わらいじょうご

merry drinker

盗人上戸

ぬすびとじょうご

person who can drink much alcohol without becoming tipsy

突き上げ戸

つきあげど

top-hinged window shutter (often held open with a pole)

底抜け上戸

そこぬけじょうご

extremely heavy drinker

怒り上戸

おこりじょうご

quarrelsome drinker

鵯上戸

ひよどりじょうご

Solanum lyratum (species of nightshade)

Example Sentences

トムはお酒を飲むといつも泣き上戸になるんだ。

Tom has a tendency to cry whenever he drinks.