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酔い覚まし (よいざまし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
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).
Written forms 酔よ い 覚ざ まし Usage 67%
Standard kanji spelling using 覚ます (to wake/sober up).
酔よ い 醒ざ まし Usage 33%
Alternate kanji spelling using 醒ます (to sober up), which is more specific to sobering from intoxication.
酔よ いざまし
Mixed kana spelling commonly used in everyday writing.
drunk, feel sick, poisoned
覚 memorize, learn, remember 醒 awake, be disillusioned, sober up Similar words 二日ふつか 酔よ い Refers to a hangover (the after-effects of drinking), while 酔い覚まし is the process or method of sobering up.
酔よ い Means intoxication or drunkenness; 酔い覚まし is the act of recovering from that state.
Etymology Compound of 酔い (drunkenness) + 覚まし (sobering up), from the verb 覚ます (to wake/sober up).
