Kanji

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.

１杯 いっぱい
仕事の後で、同僚とコーヒーを１杯飲んだ。

After work, I had a cup of coffee with a coworker.

手一杯 ていっぱい
今週は引っ越しの準備で手一杯だ。

This week, I am fully occupied with preparing for the move.

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

one cup; one glass; one serving of a drink

手一杯

ていっぱい

fully occupied; having no room to spare

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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