乾杯

See also: 干杯

Chinese

to dry cup
trad. (乾杯)
simp. (干杯)

Pronunciation


Verb

乾杯

  1. to toast; to drink a toast

Interjection

乾杯

  1. (colloquial) cheers!; bottoms up!

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
かん
Grade: S
はい > ぱい
Grade: S
on’yomi kan’on
Alternative spelling
乾盃 (rare)

Etymology

From Chinese 乾杯干杯 (gānbēi).

Pronunciation

Verb

(かん)(ぱい)する (kanpai suru) intransitive suru (stem (かん)(ぱい) (kanpai shi), past (かん)(ぱい)した (kanpai shita))

  1. to drink a glass dry
  2. to toast

Conjugation

Interjection

(かん)(ぱい) (kanpai) 

  1. cheers! bottoms up! (toast)

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2011, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Seventh Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

乾杯 (geonbae) (hangeul 건배)

  1. Hanja form? of 건배 (cheers!; bottoms up!).
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