酔い醒めの水下戸知らず よいさめのみずげこしらず Also written えいさめのみずげこしらず Meanings Expression a teetotaler doesn't know (how tasty) water is when waking up after having been drunk Kanji 酔 drunk. Read as よい. 醒 awaken. Read as さめる. 水 water. Read as みず. 下 down 戸 door 知 know. Read as しる. Word lists Proverbs Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists