下戸
Meanings
1
non-drinker; someone who cannot drink alcohol
Refers to a person who cannot drink alcohol, often due to low tolerance or personal choice. Contrasts with 上戸 (じょうご), a drinker.
See also: 上戸
I'm a non-drinker, so I can't drink alcohol.
He's a non-drinker, so he always orders oolong tea.
Expressions
- 下戸と化け物はないeveryone drinks at least a little; there's no such thing as a complete non-drinker
- 下戸の建てた蔵はないdon't act all high and mighty just because you don't drink; no teetotaler has ever built a storehouse
- 酔い醒めの水下戸知らずa teetotaler doesn't know how good water tastes after drinking
- 上戸は毒を知らず下戸は薬を知らずdrinkers harm themselves by drinking too much, nondrinkers miss out on alcohol's medicinal benefits