Word Meaning 酔っ払う

よっぱらう yopparau

酔っ払う is read as よっぱらう (yopparau) and means to get drunk.

Meaning

English

to get drunk

Reading

Kana

よっぱらう

Romaji

yopparau

Writing Variants

酔っぱらう よっぱらう yopparau
酔払う よっぱらう yopparau

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Synonyms 出来上がる,酔いが回る,酔う Rank 7973 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

酔っ払い

よっぱらい

drunkard

酔っ払い運転

よっぱらいうんてん

drunk driving

酔う

えう

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

酔い

えい

drunkenness

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

支払う

しはらう

to pay

払う

はらう

to drive away (e.g. one's competitors)

追い払う

おいはらう

to drive away

取り払う

とりはらう

to clear away

落ち着き払う

おちつきはらう

to stay calm

売り払う

うりはらう

to sell off

Example Sentences

トムはほぼ毎晩酔っ払う。

Tom gets drunk almost every evening.

トムは酔っ払うと、しらふの時には食べないものまでいろいろと食べる。

When Tom gets drunk, he'll eat a lot of things that he wouldn't eat when he's sober.