陶酔(とうすい)

とうすい
noun, suru verb
intoxication; rapture; ecstasy
1. intoxication; rapture; ecstasy
A state of being completely absorbed in something pleasurable, losing oneself in an experience. Can refer to alcohol intoxication or figurative intoxication with art, beauty, or ideas.
音楽(おんがく)に陶酔(とうすい)している。
I'm enraptured by the music.
自分(じぶん)の成功(せいこう)に陶酔(とうすい)するな。
Don't get intoxicated with your own success.
陶酔(とうすい)状態(じょうたい)で演奏(えんそう)した。
I performed in a state of rapture.

陶酔(とうすい) contains 陶(とう) (pottery/to mold) and 酔(すい) (drunk), suggesting being shaped or molded by the experience of intoxication.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 陶酔(とうすい)する: to be intoxicated, to be enraptured
  • ～に陶酔(とうすい)する: to be intoxicated by ~
  • 自己(じこ)陶酔(とうすい): self-intoxication, narcissism

CONTRAST:

  • 酔(よ)う: to get drunk (more literal)
  • 恍惚(こうこつ): ecstasy (more intense)
  • 夢中(むちゅう): absorbed in (less intense)
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Added 2026.1.17 6:25 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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