飲む

Meanings

1. to drink; to swallow; to take (medicine)
2. to smoke (tobacco)
3. to swallow up; to engulf
4. to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down; to hold back; to swallow (one's tears); to catch (one's breath)
5. to accept (a demand, conditions, etc.); to agree to

Part of speech: godan verb (む), transitive

Kanji

• 飲

  Meanings

  drink, smoke, take

  On reading

  イン、オン

  Kun reading

  の.む、-の.み

  Strokes

  12

Example sentences

• この薬を飲まなければ行けませんか。

  Must I take this medicine?

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