酔い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
酔
よ Grade: S
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
醉い (kyūjitai)

Kanji in this term
酔
え Grade: S
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
醉い (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) よい [yòíꜜ] (Odaka – [2])^[1][2][3]
• (Tokyo) よい [yòí] (Heiban – [0])^[1][2][3]
• (Tokyo) よい [yóꜜì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[2][3]
• IPA^(key): [jo̞i]

• (Tokyo) えい [éꜜì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[3]
• (Tokyo) えい [èíꜜ] (Odaka – [2])^[3]
• IPA^(key): [e̞i]

Noun

酔(よ)い or 酔(え)い • (yoi or ei) ^{←よひ (yofi) or ゑひ (wefi)?}

1. drunkenness
2. motion sickness

See also

• 酔(よ)う (yō, “to get drunk”)
• 酔(よ)っ払(ぱら)い (yopparai)

References

1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
3. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN