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Translingual
Glyph origin
Unorthodox variant of 醉. The phonetic component 卆 is a variant of 卒.
Han character
酔 (Kangxi radical 164, 酉+4, 11 strokes, cangjie input 一田大弓十 (MWKNJ), composition ⿰酉卆)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1281, character 13
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 39807
- Dae Jaweon: page 1781, character 29
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3576, character 11
- Unihan data for U+9154
Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 酔 – see 醉 (“to become drunk; to become intoxicated; to intoxicate; to make someone drunk; etc.”).
(This character is the second-round simplified and variant form of 醉). |
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Japanese
Kanji
酔
(Jōyō kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 醉)
- drunk
- feel sick
Readings
- Go-on: すい (sui, Jōyō)←すゐ (swi, historical)
- Kan-on: すい (sui, Jōyō)←すゐ (swi, historical)
- Kun: よい (yoi, 酔い)←よひ (yofi, 酔ひ, historical)←ゑひ (wefi, 酔ひ, ancient)、よう (you, 酔う, Jōyō)←よふ (yofu, 酔ふ, historical)←ゑふ (wefu, 酔ふ, ancient)
Usage notes
- As in historical readings "ずゐ", "つゐ", "ゆゐ", and "るゐ", most dictionaries do not have "すゐ" as a historical reading for 酔. According to historical data, its on-reading is the modern "すい". However, the Dai Kanwa Jiten, has the "すゐ" and related -wi historical on-readings.
Compounds