Vocabulary

What does 乾杯 (かんぱい, kanpai) mean?

乾杯 (かんぱい, kanpai) means cheers!, to make a toast.

Quick facts
Readingかんぱい
Romajikanpai
Part of speechinterjection
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
かんぱい
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkanpai

cheers!, to make a toast

Genki 8Genki
  1. 1interjection cheers; bottoms-up; prosit
  2. 2noun · suru verb · intransitive toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something)
  3. 3noun · suru verb · intransitive drinking one's glass dry

Example sentences

  • We made a toast to celebrate the graduation.

  • Well then, let's all make a toast.

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