Word details

酔っ払い

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 酔っ払い.

Dictionary

Entry

酔っ払い酔っぱらい酔払いっぱらいNounFreq #13835
1

drunkard

Examples
酔っぱらいはよろよろと彼のところへやって来た。
The drunk rolled up to him.

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

pay, clear out, prune, banish, dispose of

5 strokesFrequency 813JLPT N2Grade 8

On

フツヒツホツ

Kun

はら.う-はら.い-ばら.い

Nanori

はらい

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