酔う

よう · you · JLPT N3 · verb-godan

to get drunk

🍶 Yō! sounds like a drunk shouting Yo! — 酔 = 酉 sake jar + 卒 finish

The left part 酉 is the sake-jar radical found in many alcohol kanji. The right part 卒 means to finish, so finishing the jar gets you drunk. 酔う also covers motion sickness: 車に酔う means to get carsick.

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