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怒り上戸 (おこりじょうご, okorijougo) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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He's a quarrelsome drinker; as soon as he drinks, he starts fights.
My father is usually gentle, but he's an angry drunk, so I'm careful at drinking parties.
Kanji 戸 door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63) Related words 笑わら い 上じょう 戸ご A person who becomes cheerful and laughs a lot when drinking, in contrast to the belligerent nature of 怒り上戸.
泣な き 上じょう 戸ご A person who becomes weepy or sentimental when drinking, another contrasting drinking personality.
Etymology Compound of 怒り (anger) and 上戸 (drinker; a heavy drinker). 上戸 originally referred to someone who can drink a lot, and by extension it forms compounds describing a person's behavior when drunk.
