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笑い上戸 (waraijougo) Japanese meaning: merry drinker | Kotomora

笑わらい上じょう戸ご

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Meanings

1

merry drinker; happy drunk

Describes a person who becomes cheerful and laughs a lot when drinking alcohol.

彼かれは笑わらい上じょう戸ごで、お酒さけを飲のむといつも楽たのしそうに笑わらっ

て

いる

。

He's a merry drinker; whenever he drinks, he's always laughing happily.

2

person who laughs easily

Refers to someone who tends to laugh readily, not necessarily related to alcohol.

彼かの女じょは笑わらい上じょう戸ごで、ちょっとしたことでもすぐに笑わらい出だす。
She laughs easily; even the smallest thing makes her burst out laughing.

Kanji

笑laugh
上above, up
戸door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63)

Related words

泣なき上じょう戸ご
泣き上戸 is a person who becomes tearful or emotional when drinking, while 笑い上戸 becomes cheerful and laughs.
怒おこり上じょう戸ご
怒り上戸 is a person who becomes angry or aggressive when drinking, contrasting with the merry nature of 笑い上戸.

Built from

笑わらう+上じょう戸ご

Etymology

Compound of 笑い (laughter) and 上戸 (drinker; person with a certain tendency when drinking). The term 上戸 originally referred to a heavy drinker, and later extended to describe behavioral types under the influence of alcohol.