JLPT N1 · 11 strokes
Kanji 酔: "drunk, feel sick, poisoned"
The kanji 酔 means "drunk, feel sick, poisoned, elated, spellbound". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read スイ in on'yomi and よ.う, よ.い, よ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
スイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
よ.うよ.いよ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | drunk, feel sick, poisoned, elated, spellbound |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1640 of 2,501 |
Common words with 酔
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 酔うto get drunk; to become intoxicated · to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated
- 酔いdrunkenness; intoxication · motion sickness; travel sickness
- 酔っ払うto get drunk
- 酔っ払いdrunk person; (a) drunk · being drunk; getting drunk
- 二日酔いhangover
- 麻酔anaesthesia; anesthesia
- 陶酔intoxication · being fascinated (by); being carried away (by); being enraptured (by); being intoxicated (with)
- 酔いしれるto be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated · to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
- 酔狂whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity
- 心酔adoration; admiration · devotion
- 泥酔being dead drunk; drunken stupor
- 酔いつぶれるto drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
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