sobering up; method of sobering up
Refers to the act of becoming sober after drinking, or a method used to sober up (e.g., drinking coffee, taking a cold shower). Often used in phrases like 酔い覚ましに (to sober up).
I drank coffee to sober up.
冷たいシャワーが一番の酔い覚ましだ。
A cold shower is the best way to sober up.
Standard kanji spelling using 覚ます (to wake/sober up).
Alternate kanji spelling using 醒ます (to sober up), which is more specific to sobering from intoxication.
Mixed kana spelling commonly used in everyday writing.
Compound of 酔い (drunkenness) + 覚まし (sobering up), from the verb 覚ます (to wake/sober up).