杯
杯 — Counter for cupfuls
counter for cupfuls, wine glass, glass, toast
On’yomiハイ (hai)
Kun’yomiさかずき (sakazuki)
Stroke order (8 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 杯
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一杯 | いっぱい ippai | one cup (of); one glass (of); one bowl (of) |
| 精一杯 | せいいっぱい seiippai | the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might |
| 杯 | さかずき sakazuki | sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge) |
| 満杯 | まんぱい manpai | full |
| 力一杯 | ちからいっぱい chikaraippai | with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can |
| 乾杯 | かんぱい kanpai | cheers; bottoms-up; prosit |
Study notes
杯 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 8 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1235 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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