Word Meaning 酔い

えい ei

酔い is read as えい (ei) and means drunkenness.

Meaning

English

  1. drunkenness
  2. intoxication
  3. motion sickness
  4. travel sickness

Reading

Kana

えい

Romaji

ei

Writing Variants

  • 酔い よい yoi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Synonyms 酒酔い Rank 6643 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

酔っ払い

よっぱらい

drunkard

酔う

えう

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

酔っ払う

よっぱらう

to get drunk

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

酔い心地

よいごこち

(pleasantly) intoxicated

船酔い

ふなよい

seasickness

二日酔い

ふつかよい

hangover

麻酔

ますい

anaesthesia

陶酔

とうすい

intoxication

心酔

しんすい

devotion

泥酔

でいすい

being dead drunk

Example Sentences

2

くるまによいやすいので、うしろにはすわらない。

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

ふつかよいであさからあたまがいたい。

My head has hurt since morning because of a hangover.