sobering up; recovering from intoxication
Refers to the process or state of becoming sober after drinking alcohol.
I drank coffee to sober up.
酔い覚めの頭で仕事を始めた。
I started work with a head still recovering from intoxication.
Standard kanji spelling.
Variant using 醒 (awakening, sobering). Less common but still seen.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling, common in everyday writing.
Compound of 酔い (drunkenness) + 覚め (awakening, sobering), from verb 覚める (to wake, to become sober).