Illustration: At the end of a meal in a small Japanese izakaya, an adult with flushed cheeks attempts to put on a coat but keeps presenting a hand to the wrong sleeve. A seated friend gently holds the correct sleeve open and slides a glass of water closer.

JLPT N3verbLevel estimated by Bebop

酔よう

you

to get drunk

Example sentences

  1. 私わたしは少すこし酔よっている。

    I am a bit drunk.

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  2. 彼かれはビールで酔よっていた。

    He was drunk on beer.

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  3. 彼かれは幾分いくぶん酔よっている。

    He is more or less drunk.

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Kanji in 酔

  • 酔drunk; feel sickOnスイKunよう・よい・よ

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