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杯

counter for cupfuls, wine glass, glass, toast

JLPTN3StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes8

Readings

On'yomi

  • ハイ

Kun'yomi

  • さかずき

Meaning

杯 centers on a vessel for drinking: a glass, wine glass, or cup, and by extension a toast or a counter for cupfuls.

Most common words using 杯

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  • 一杯いっぱい
    N5

    one cup (of); one glass (of); one bowl (of); cupful; glassful; bowlful; spoonful

  • 杯さかずき
    N1

    sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages

  • 乾杯かんぱい
    N4

    cheers; bottoms-up; prosit

  • 精一杯せいいっぱい
    N2

    the best one can do; one's best effort

  • 満杯まんぱい

    full

  • 手一杯ていっぱい

    having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit

  • 祝杯しゅくはい

    toast; congratulatory cup

  • 金杯きんぱい

    gold cup; gilded cup; goblet

  • 天皇杯てんのうはい

    Emperor's trophy

  • 賜杯しはい

    Emperor's cup; trophy given by the Emperor

  • 銀杯ぎんぱい

    silver cup

  • 駆けつけ三杯かけつけさんばい

    three cups of sake which latecomers to a party are made to drink

  • 苦杯くはい

    bitter cup; bitter experience; bitter defeat; ordeal

  • 賞杯しょうはい

    trophy; prize cup

  • 杯はい
    N4

    sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages

  • W杯ダブリューはい

    World Cup

  • ちょっと一杯ちょっといっぱい

    let's have a quick drink

  • どくろ杯どくろはい

    skull cup

  • べく杯べくはい

    sake cup shaped so it cannot be put down until emptied

  • アジア杯アジアはい

    Asian Cup; Asia Cup

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Study

Etymology

杯 combines 木 (wood) with 不, which likely contributes the sound. The character originally referred to a wooden drinking vessel.

Meaning mnemonic

A wooden 木 cup that is not 不 full—just a glass for a toast.

Reading mnemonic

For ハイ, imagine raising a glass and saying 'Hi!' as a toast: Hi -> ハイ.