Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to inhale, to breathe in, to suck up, to soak up, to absorb.
  2. to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.), to suck in. Usu. in the passive.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
吸い込む すいこむ
 
吸込む すいこむ
 
 
 
吸いこむ すいこむ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

suck, imbibe, inhale
キュウ す.う (6th, N3)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
reach out, exert, exercise
およ.ぶ キュウ おい (7th, N1)
from, possessive particle, whereupon
ノ の すなわ.ち (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
crowded, mixture, in bulk
-こ.む こみ ごめ (7th, N3)
enter, insert
い.る はい.る ニュウ (1st, N5)