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Kanji Detail for 醉 - "drunk"

醉

  • Meaning

    醉 means "drunk." Also associated with enchanted, dizzy.

    1. Drunk - Intoxicated by alcohol.

    2. Enchanted - Captivated; fascinated.

    3. Dizzy - Feeling unsteady.

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    • Verified meaning: drunk
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Also carries these associations: enchanted, dizzy

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    get drunk; feel sick; poisoned; elated; spellbound

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    intoxicated, drunk; addicted to

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    intoxicated

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    intoxicated, drunk; addicted

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Being merry from wine is called 醉. As in 醉漢 (drunkard). All confusion is called 醉. As in 醉語 (drunken words). | Being deeply engrossed is called 醉. As in 醉心歐化 (infatuated with Westernization). | Colloquially, preserving things in wine is called 醉. As in 醉蟹 (wine-preserved crab) and the like.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    sui(スイ) スイ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    yoi(よい) よい

    you(よう) よう

  • Strokes

    tip

    15 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    酉 (hiyominotori・torihen・sakenotori・koyominotori)

  • Related Keywords

    drunk enchanted dizzy intoxicated alcohol captivated drinking fascinated groggy inebriated intoxication liquor sake spirit hangover impaired revelry

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