上戸

じょうご

Meanings

1. Noun (heavy) drinker; tippler; boozer; sot See also: 下戸 (げこ).
2. Noun suffix ... drinker (e.g. merry drinker, maudlin drinker); ... drunk (following a word that describes a person's drinking habits)
3. liker of; fan; enthusiast; -phile See also: ジョーグー.

Kanji

• 上 up. Read as ジョウ.
• 戸 door. Read as コ.

Words containing 上戸

• 笑い上戸 (わらいじょうご) merry drinker
• 泣き上戸 (なきじょうご) maudlin drinker
• 後引き上戸 (あとひきじょうご) insatiable drinker

And 7 more.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists