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| 飲 |
| む |
Godan verb, transitive verb
- to drink, to gulp, to swallow, to take (medicine). 呑む often means swallowing whole, gulping, etc..
- to smoke (tobacco). Also written 喫む.
- to engulf, to overwhelm.
- to keep down, to suppress.
- to accept (e.g. demand, condition).
- to make light of, to conceal.
Variations
| Pronunciation | Kanji | Kana | Is Common | ||||
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飲む | のむ | ✔ | ||||
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呑む | のむ | ✔ | ||||
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飮む | のむ |
Contained Kanji Breakdown
drink, smoke, take
の.む イン オン (3rd, N4)
eat, food, eat radical (no. 184)
good, pleasing, skilled
よ.い リョウ ら (4th, N3)