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杯 kanji
counter for cupfuls, wine glass, glass, toast
- JLPT level
- N3 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N2 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- Secondary school
On readings
ハイ
Kun readings
さかずき
Variant forms
盃Words with 杯
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —大杯large cup
- —納杯last cup (at a banquet)
- —木杯wooden cup
- —杯洗small vessel or bowl in which sake cups are rinsed
- —玉杯jade cup; sake cup
- —杯盤glasses and plates
- —聖杯chalice (for Holy Communion); Holy Chalice; Holy Grail
- —毒杯cup of poisoned alcohol
- —眼杯optic cup; ocular cup
- —天皇杯Emperor's trophy
- —優勝杯championship cup
- —手一杯having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
- —目一杯to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
- —三杯酢vinegar, soy sauce and mirin (or sugar) mixed in roughly equal proportions
- —二杯酢vinegar and soy sauce mixed in roughly equal proportions
- —べく杯sake cup shaped so it cannot be put down until emptied
- —一杯機嫌tipsy; a little drunk; slightly intoxicated
- —天皇賜杯Emperor's Cup; trophy given to tournament winners
- —杯盤狼藉glasses and plates being scattered about after a party or banquet; articles lying about in a jumble
- —一杯一杯to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; the best one can do; breaking even; one cup after another; cup by cup