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 (7th, 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 (11th)
person(人) variant
the latter, duplicate, strange
おと- オツ イツ (8th, N1)
counter for cupfuls, wine glass, glass
ハイ さかずき (7th, 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)