Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to draw (water), to ladle, to dip up, to scoop up, to pump.
  2. to pour (into a cup), to drink (together).
  3. to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.), to sympathize with, to intuit, to understand.
  4. to draw upon, to inherit.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
汲む くむ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

draw (water), ladle, scoop
く.む キュウ くみ (Kentei Pre-1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
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)