JLPT N2 · Noun

酔っ払い (yopparai)

酔っ払い (よっぱらい, yopparai) is a Japanese noun meaning “drunk person; (a) drunk”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: よっぱらい
Romaji: yopparai
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

drunk person; (a) drunk · noun
being drunk; getting drunk · noun

Example sentences

酔っぱらいはよろよろと彼のところへやって来た。

The drunk rolled up to him.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 酔っ払い

酔

drunk, feel sick, poisonedスイ・よ.う・よ.い · 11 strokes

払

pay, clear out, pruneフツ・ヒツ・はら.う・-はら.い · 5 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 酔っ払い.

酔うようto get drunk麻酔ますいanaesthesia払うはらうto pay (e.g. money, bill)支払しはらいpayment支払うしはらうto pay払い込むはらいこむto deposit払い戻すはらいもどすto repay

Source: JMdict entry 1372660 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.