Lingaku酔う【よう】
Frequency rank: 4,217. – 4,218. (for form よう: 1,983.)
- to get drunk; to become intoxicated
- to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated
- to be elated; to be exalted; to be spellbound; to be in raptures
Godan verb with 'u' ending; intransitive verb
Forms
- 酔う【よう】【えう】Frequency rank: 4,217. – 4,218.
- ようFrequency rank: 1,983.
- えうFrequency rank: 43,061. – 43,772.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to get drunk; to become intoxicated
- to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated
- to be elated; to be exalted; to be spellbound; to be in raptures
This usage refers to the state of being under the influence of alcohol, where a person may experience impaired judgment and physical coordination.
He got drunk at the party.
The drunken him started singing.
This meaning denotes the sensation of discomfort or sickness often experienced during travel, particularly in a vehicle.
I felt sick from motion sickness while on the bus.
This usage implies a state of intense happiness or excitement, often due to a particular experience or event.
Generated collocations (experimental)
Example sentences
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I'm so drunk now that I'm seeing two keyboards.
Isn't it better to get drunk and cut loose once in a while and blow off the tension of daily frustration?
You get drunk on just one centimeter? And Kensuke was such a heavy drinker.
My friends were so boozed up that I had to drive them home.
She got her back up when her husband came home drunk.
He was too drunk to drive home.