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酔

drunk, feel sick, poisoned, elated, spellbound

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes11

Readings

On'yomi

  • スイ

Kun'yomi

  • よ.う
  • よ.い
  • よ

Nanori

  • よい

Meaning

酔 centers on an altered state from intoxication: being drunk, feeling sick from poison, or being elated and spellbound as if under a strong influence.

Most common words using 酔

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  • 酔うよう
    N4

    to get drunk; to become intoxicated

  • 麻酔ますい
    N1

    anaesthesia; anesthesia

  • 酔いよい
    N2

    drunkenness; intoxication

  • 酔っ払いよっぱらい
    N3

    drunkard

  • 二日酔いふつかよい

    hangover

  • 泥酔でいすい

    being dead drunk; drunken stupor

  • 陶酔とうすい
    N1

    intoxication

  • ほろ酔いほろよい

    slight intoxication; being tipsy; mellowness

  • 酔いどれよいどれ

    drunkard; drunk

  • 心酔しんすい

    adoration; admiration

  • 悪酔いわるよい

    drunken sickness; getting sick from drinking

  • 酔っ払うよっぱらう
    N3

    to get drunk

  • 酔狂すいきょう

    whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity

  • 酔いしれるよいしれる

    to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated

  • 酔客すいきゃく

    drunken person

  • 船酔いふなよい

    seasickness

  • 3D酔いスリーディーよい

    virtual reality sickness; 3D sickness

  • 3日酔いみっかよい

    hangover that still lingers two days after drinking; still being hungover after two days

  • ほろ酔い加減ほろよいかげん

    state of slight intoxication; being a little drunk

  • 乗り物酔いのりものよい

    motion sickness; travel sickness

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Study

Etymology

酔 is the modern simplified form of 醉. The older form combines 酉 (sake jar) with 卒, which likely contributed the sound and the idea of finishing or reaching a limit, suggesting intoxication from drink.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side is a sake jar 酉, and the right side 卆 looks like a person staggering. Picture someone drinking from the jar until they become drunk and unsteady.

Reading mnemonic

For スイ, imagine a drunk person swaying and saying 'swee' as they slur their words: swee -> スイ, and the sake jar 酉 is the cause.