上戸
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 上 | 戸 |
| じょう Grade: 1 |
ご Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 上戶 (kyūjitai) |
Pronunciation
Noun
- a heavy drinker; a person who likes drinking alcohol
- Antonym: 下戸 (geko)
- (in compounds) a person who has some habit when drinking alcohol
Derived terms
- 怒り上戸 (okori-jōgo)
- 泣き上戸 (naki-jōgo)
- 笑い上戸 (warai-jōgo)
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 上 | 戸 |
| じょう Grade: 1 |
こ Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 上戶 (kyūjitai) |
Pronunciation
Noun
- in the ritsuryō (律令) system, a household (戸 (ko)) containing six or seven able-bodied men (正丁 (seitei))
- Coordinate terms: 大戸 (taiko), 中戸 (chūko), 下戸 (geko)
Etymology 3
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 上 | 戸 |
| うえ Grade: 1 |
と Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 上戶 (kyūjitai) |
Pronunciation
Proper noun
- a surname