Meaning of 酔っ払い in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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酔っ払い, 酔っぱらい, 酔払いJLPT 2
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Kana Readingよっぱらい
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Romajiyopparai
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- drunkard
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Example Sentences
酔っ払い, 酔っぱらい, 酔払い, よっぱらい used in context
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He was fined five pounds for drunken driving.
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The drunk rolled up to him.
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Tom noticed a drunkard lying in the street.
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その酔っ払いはまっすぐ歩けなかった。
The drunken man couldn't walk straight.
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The accident was due to the drunken driving of a certain film star.
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Kanji found in this word
drunk, feel sick, poisoned, elated, spellbound
On: スイ
Kun: よ.う, よ.い, よ
11 strokes
pay, clear out, prune, banish, dispose of
On: フツ, ヒツ, ホツ
Kun: はら.う, -はら.い, -ばら.い
5 strokes
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