二日酔い

Etymology

From 二日 (futsuka, “second day of the month”) +‎ 酔い (yoi, “drunkenness”, stem form of 酔う (you, “to get drunk”)).

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) ふつかよい [fùtsúkáyóí] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟̊ᵝt͡sɨᵝka̠jo̞i]

Noun

二日酔い (hiragana ふつかよい, rōmaji futsukayoi, historical hiragana ふつかよひ)

1. a hangover (illness caused by heavy drinking)

   二 (ふつ)日 (か)酔 (よ)いをする

   futsukayoi o suru

   to be hungover

   • 2004 November 9, Sorachi, Hideaki, “第だい二十六訓くん　旅たびにはパンツは忘わすれてもＵＮＯウノは忘わすれるな [Lesson 26: Never Forget to Bring UNO on a Trip Even If You Might Forget Your Underwear]”, in 銀ぎん魂たま [Silver Soul], volume 4 (fiction, in Japanese), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN:

     あー　身体 (からだ)も重 (おも)いし　完全 (かんぜん)に二 (ふつ)日 (か)酔 (よ)いじゃの〰アッハッハッハッハッ

     Ā karada mo omoishi Kanzen ni futsukayoi ja no~Ahhahhahhahha'

     Man, my body feels all heavy. Must be the hangover〰Ahahahaha