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Japanese word 酔っ払い: drunk person / drunkard. Meanings and example sentences.

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酔っ払い (よっぱらい): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

酔っ払い (よっぱらい) means drunk person / drunkard.

See example sentences below.

酔っ払い at a glance

酔っ払い
よっぱらいyopparai
N2noun
drunk person / drunkard
酔っ払いよっぱらいyopparaiN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 酔っ払い

Core meaning

drunk person / drunkard

Basic example sentences

Example 1

よっぱらいが道で寝ている。

Translation

A drunk person is sleeping on the street.

Example 2

彼はよっぱらいで騒いでいた。

Translation

He was making a ruckus because he was drunk.

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