Word Meaning 酔狂

すいきょう suikyou

酔狂 is read as すいきょう (suikyou) and means whim.

Meaning

English

  1. whim
  2. caprice
  3. vagary
  4. eccentricity

Reading

Kana

すいきょう

Romaji

suikyou

Writing Variants

  • 粋狂 すいきょう suikyou
  • 酔興 すいきょう suikyou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 136946 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

酔い醒めの水下戸知らず

よ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

酔生夢死

すいせいむし

idling one's life away

酔っ払い運転

よっぱらいうんてん

drunk driving

酔いが回る

よいがまわる

to get drunk

熱狂

ねっきょう

wild enthusiasm

映画狂

えいがきょう

movie fan

発狂

はっきょう

madness