Word details

酔っ払う

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

Dictionary

Entry

酔っ払う酔っぱらうっぱらうIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #11033
1

to get drunk

Examples
彼は非常に酔っぱらっていたので家まで車を運転していくことはできなかった。
He was too drunk to drive home.

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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