Kanji

杯

杯

counter for cupfuls, wine glass, glass, toast

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

木部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ハイ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

さかずき

Common Readings

ハイ, さかずき

Example sentences

精一杯 せいいっぱい
締め切り までに プロジェクト を 完成 させる ため に 、 精一杯 頑張ります 。

I will do my best to complete the project by the deadline.

致す いたす
精一杯 努力 を 致します 。

I will do my very best.

一杯 いっぱい
部屋 は 花 で 一杯 だった 。

The room was full of flowers.

ジュース ジュース
朝食 に ジュース を 一杯 飲みました 。

I drank a glass of juice for breakfast.

乾杯 かんぱい
彼 の 昇進 を 祝して 、 みんな で 乾杯 した 。

We all toasted to celebrate his promotion.

船出 ふなで
新しい 人生 の 船出 を 祝って 、 乾杯 しましょう 。

Let's toast to celebrate the start of a new life.

杯 はい
優勝 した チーム の キャプテン が 、 金 杯 を 高く 掲げた 。

The captain of the winning team held the gold trophy high.

立て続け たてつづけ
彼 は 立て続け に コーヒー を 三 杯 飲んだ 。

He drank three cups of coffee in a row.

目一杯 めいっぱい
休日 は 目一杯 遊びたい 。

I want to play to the fullest on my days off.

聖杯 せいはい
騎士 たち は 伝説 の 聖杯 を 求めて 旅 に 出た 。

The knights set out on a journey in search of the legendary Holy Grail.

Example Vocabulary

精一杯

せいいっぱい

with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

一杯

いっぱい

one cup; full; a lot; limit

乾杯

かんぱい

toast; cheers; drinking up

杯

はい

cup, trophy

杯

はい

cup, trophy

１杯

いっぱい

手一杯

ていっぱい

目一杯

めいっぱい

with all one's might; to the limit; fully

力一杯

ちからいっぱい

聖杯

せいはい

Holy Grail; sacred cup

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