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杯

杯 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. 酒を飲む器。
  2. 液体を入れる器。
  3. 液体を器物に盛った数を表す語。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「木」+音符「不」。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

counter for cupfuls, wine glass, glass, toast

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ハイJHS
Kun (native)
  • さかずきJHS
Other languages
  • 拼音bei1
  • 한글bae
  • Hán-ViệtBôi

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
8 strokes
Radical
木(き)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Unicode
U+676F

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰木不

Words using this kanji

  • 杯さかずき（さかずき）酒を飲むのに用いる小型の器。 （ハイ）コップなどの容器を単位とした液体の量。sake cup, cup for alcoholic beverages, ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
  • 杯はい（さかずき）酒を飲むのに用いる小型の器。 （ハイ）コップなどの容器を単位とした液体の量。sake cup, cup for alcoholic beverages, counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc., counter for boats
  • 杯はた（さかずき）酒を飲むのに用いる小型の器。 （ハイ）コップなどの容器を単位とした液体の量。counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.
  • 杯事さかずきごとpledge made over sake cups, exchange of nuptial cups
  • 杯洗はいせん酒席で杯をやり取りする際に杯を洗うための容器。small vessel or bowl in which sake cups are rinsed
  • 杯盤はいばんさかずきや皿、鉢。宴会の道具。glasses and plates
  • 杯洗いさかずきあらいsmall vessel or bowl in which sake cups are rinsed
  • 杯を差すさかずきをさすto offer a cup (of sake)
  • 杯を干すさかずきをほすto drink the cup dry
  • 杯盤狼藉はいばんろうぜき酒宴の終了後、酒器などが席に散乱しているさま。glasses and plates being scattered about after a party or banquet, articles lying about in a jumble
  • 杯をするさかずきをするto share a cup of sake (in commemoration of something)
  • 杯を返すさかずきをかえすto return a sake cup, to sever ties with one's boss, to break away from one's patron
  • 杯を重ねるはいをかさねるto have one cup of sake after another

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-4-4
Four Corner
4199.0
Spahn–Hadamitzky
4a4.11
Heisig
1304
Nelson
2206