吸う

Meanings

1. to breathe in; to inhale; to smoke (a cigarette, etc.)
2. to suck; to sip; to slurp
3. to absorb; to soak up
4. to kiss

Part of speech: godan verb (う), transitive

Kanji

• 吸

  Meanings

  suck, imbibe, inhale, sip

  On reading

  キュウ

  Kun reading

  す.う

  Strokes

  6

Example sentences

• 教室でどうどうとタバコをすう高校生たちとそれを注意できない教師たちは罰を受けることになります。

  High school students who flagrantly smoke in class and the teachers who can't caution them will be punished.

  Tatoeba #76227 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• この紙はインクを吸わない。

  This paper does not absorb ink.

  Tatoeba #221731 · CC BY 2.0 FR