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豪飲 (ごういん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

豪ごう飲いん

ご

う

い

ん

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

heavy drinking; carousing

Refers to drinking a large amount of alcohol, often in a lively or boisterous manner. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to drink heavily'.

彼かれは毎まい晩ばんのように豪ごう飲いんしている。
He drinks heavily almost every night.
忘ぼう年ねん会かいで豪ごう飲いんして二

ふつ

日か

酔よ

い

に

なっ

た

。

I caroused at the year-end party and ended up with a hangover.

Kanji

豪overpowering, great, powerful
飲drink, smoke, take

Similar words

深ふか酒ざけ
深酒 emphasizes drinking to excess, often with negative consequences, while 豪飲 focuses on the act of drinking large quantities, sometimes with a connotation of enjoyment.
痛つう飲いん
痛飲 also means heavy drinking but often implies drinking to drown one's sorrows or with a sense of abandon, whereas 豪飲 is more neutral or even positive.

Etymology

Compound of 豪 (ごう, 'powerful, luxurious') and 飲 (いん, 'drink'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally conveys the idea of drinking in a grand or hearty manner.