酔う

よう

to get drunk

Also:to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle), to be elated

What does 酔う mean?

酔う is a Japanese verb meaning to get drunk in English. It can also be translated as to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle), to be elated depending on context. It is written as 酔う in kanji, よう in hiragana, and you in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

まるでっているようだ。

She looks as if she were drunk.