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ほろ酔い

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word ほろ酔い.

Dictionary

Entry

ほろ酔いろよい微酔いNoun~の Adj.Freq #43225
1

slight intoxication; being tipsy; mellowness

Examples
そういえば、電車の中で隣に座ったほろ酔いのおっさんに、自分の俳句を見て欲しいと言われたことがある。
Now that I think of it, I've been asked to look at a haiku he'd written by the tipsy bloke sitting next to me on the train.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

drunk, feel sick, poisoned, elated, spellbound

11 strokesFrequency 1,640JLPT N1Grade 8

On

スイ

Kun

よ.うよ.い

Nanori

よい

delicate, minuteness, insignificance

13 strokesFrequency 1,108JLPT N1Grade 8

On

Kun

かす.か

Nanori

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