酔い | Japanese meaning

酔い【よい】

Frequency rank: 6,563. – 6,570. (for form よい: 281.)

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

drunkenness; intoxicationsee also 酔う【よう】
motion sickness; travel sicknesssee also 酔う【よう】

Forms

酔い【よい】【えい】Frequency rank: 6,563. – 6,570.
よいFrequency rank: 281.
えい

Generated definitions (experimental)

drunkenness; intoxication

This meaning refers to the state of being affected by alcohol, resulting in physical and mental impairment. It's often used in contexts related to alcohol consumption and its effects on behavior and judgment.

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He couldn't stand up due to drunkenness.

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I went outside to sober up from the intoxication.

motion sickness; travel sickness

This meaning pertains to the discomfort or nausea experienced while traveling, often in vehicles such as cars, boats, or planes. It indicates a physiological reaction to motion that can affect one's ability to travel comfortably.

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I became very motion sick in the cramped car.

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I always get travel sickness when I ride on a boat.

Generated collocations (experimental)

to sober upto feel the effects of alcoholmotion sickness medicationto lose one's inhibitions due to intoxicationto be intoxicated to the point of delightmotion sickness (in vehicles)to become soberthe courage from being intoxicatedbeing drunktravel sickness during trips

Example sentences

18 results

1. よう。、・・・。

It seems I've got a little tipsy. Sorry to have talked rubbish...