Onyomi: ハイ · Kunyomi: さかずき · Meanings: counter for cupfuls, glass, toast, wine glass
Kanji for counter for cupfuls, glass, toast, wine glass
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The kanji 杯 is made from 木 (tree, wood) and 不 (not). Long ago, cups were made from wood, carved carefully from small blocks. The shape 不 was added to show the idea of a small wooden object that holds something. Together, they formed the image of a wooden cup — something used to drink or offer a toast. Over time, 杯 came to mean “cup,” “glass,” or “trophy.”
Made from 木 (wood) and 不. It shows a small object made of wood — a cup or glass for drinking.
This kanji says: from wood (木), we carve a cup (不) — 杯 means a wooden cup or glass for drinking.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 杯 | はい | sake cup, cup for alcoholic beverages | Noun |
| 杯 | さかずき | sake cup, cup for alcoholic beverages | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 杯 | はた | counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc. | Counter |
| 坏 | つき | shallow bowl | Noun |
| 杯事 | さかずきごと | pledge made over sake cups, exchange of nuptial cups | Noun |
| 杯洗い | さかずきあらい | small vessel or bowl in which sake cups are rinsed | Noun |
| 杯盤狼藉 | はいばんろうぜき | glasses and plates being scattered about after a party or banquet, articles lying about in a jumble | 'taru' adjective, Adverb taking the 'to' particle |
| 杯盤 | はいばん | glasses and plates | Noun |
| 杯洗 | はいせん | small vessel or bowl in which sake cups are rinsed | Noun |
| 杯を重ねる | はいをかさねる | to have one cup of sake after another | Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Ichidan verb |