Kanji N3

杯: counter for cupfuls, wine glass, glass

杯 is a JLPT N3 kanji meaning counter for cupfuls, wine glass, glass, written with 8 strokes. It is read ハイ (on) and さかずき (kun). It is one of the jōyō kanji taught in secondary school. You will see it in 一杯 (いっぱい, one cup) and 杯 (さかずき, sake cup).

杯

Meanings

  • counter for cupfuls
  • wine glass
  • glass
  • toast
Strokes8
JLPT levelN3
School gradeSecondary school
Frequency#1235 of 2,500

On reading · Kun reading

On reading
  • ハイ

On'yomi: from Chinese, written in katakana. Used in compound words.

Kun reading
  • さかずき

Kun'yomi: native Japanese, in hiragana. The faint part is the okurigana, written in kana after the kanji.

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Common words with 杯

The most useful words written with it, easiest first. Every other kanji in them opens its own page.

  • 一杯いっぱい

    one cup (of); one glass (of); one bowl (of)

    JLPT N4
  • 杯さかずき

    sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages

    JLPT N1
  • 乾杯かんぱい

    cheers; bottoms-up; prosit

    JLPT N2
  • 満杯まんぱい

    full (of a container, vessel, etc.)

  • 賜杯しはい

    Emperor's cup; trophy given by the Emperor

  • 祝杯しゅくはい

    toast; congratulatory cup

  • 銀杯ぎんぱい

    silver cup

  • 精一杯せいいっぱい

    the best one can do; one's best effort

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Stroke order from KanjiVG © Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0. Readings, meanings and words from KANJIDIC2 and JMdict, names from JMnedict, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata, CC0. JLPT lists after Jonathan Waller (tanos.co.uk), CC BY.