interjection

  1. cheers, bottoms-up, prosit.

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. toast, drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something).
  2. drinking one's glass dry.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
乾杯 かんぱい
乾盃 かんぱい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

drought, dry, dessicate
カン かわ.く いぬい (Early Jr. High, N2)
eminent(卓) variant
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
early, fast
はや.い サッ ソウ (1st, N4)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
beg, invite, ask
こ.う コツ キツ (Late High School)
person, (人 variant)
the latter, duplicate, strange
おと- オツ イツ (Late Jr. High, N1)
counter for cupfuls, wine glass, glass
ハイ さかずき (Early Jr. High, N3)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
negative, non-, bad
 (4th, N4)
cliff, (厂 variant)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)