Kanji1 / 8
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
- —一杯食うto be deceived
- —一杯やるto have a drink; to have a few drinks
- —どくろ杯skull cup
- —アジア杯Asian Cup; Asia Cup
- —象箸玉杯living a lavish lifestyle; ivory chopsticks and jade cups
- —一杯食わすto play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive; to dupe
- —杯を重ねるto have one cup of sake after another
- —一杯飲み屋cheap drinking spot (pub, tavern, etc.)
- —デイリー杯Daily Cup (horse race)
- —ちょっと一杯let's have a quick drink
- —駆けつけ三杯three cups of sake which latecomers to a party are made to drink
- —君の瞳に乾杯here's looking at you, kid; cheers to your eyes
- —阿呆の三杯汁only a fool with no manners asks for another helping more than once; only fools are gluttons
- —一杯食わせるto play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive; to dupe
- —苦杯をなめるto drink a bitter cup; to have a bitter experience; to suffer a defeat
- —苦杯を喫するto drink a bitter cup; to have a bitter experience; to suffer a defeat
- —一杯引っ掛けるto have a drink; to grab a drink
- —居候三杯目にはそっと出しthe non-paying lodger asks for a third helping of rice with much hesitation
- —１杯one cup (of); one glass (of); one bowl (of); cupful; glassful; bowlful; spoonful; one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); brimming (with); crowded; packed; fully; to capacity; to the maximum; as much as possible; a lot; much; many; all of ...; the entire ...; one (squid, octopus, crab, etc.); one (boat)
- —胸一杯getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of