Meaning of 飲む in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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飲む, 呑む, 飮む, 服むJLPT 5
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Kana Readingのむ
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Romajinomu
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `mu` ending, transitive verb
- Meaning
- to drink; to gulp; to swallow
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to smoke (tobacco)
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- Parts of speech
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- to engulf; to overwhelm
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- Parts of speech
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- to keep down; to suppress
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to accept (e.g. demand, condition)
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to make light of; to conceal
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Example Sentences
飲む, 呑む, 飮む, 服む, のむ used in context
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薬を飲み始めると、すぐに痛みなどの症状はとれてきますが、すぐに潰瘍がなおるわけではありません。
When you start taking medicine it begins working on symptoms, like pain, right away, but that doesn't mean that the ulcer heals right away.
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Can I have it? "Sorry, I drank it at the hotel!" "Thought so."
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マックで軽く昼食をとって、スタバでコーヒーを飲んで、しゃぶしゃぶをしながら飲み会という流れだ。
A light lunch at MacD's, coffee at Starbucks, then a few drinks with shabu-shabu - that's the way it went.
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ママのミルクはもう飲んだでちょ？泣かないでネンネしてくだちゃ～い。
You've already drunk mummy's milk. Don't cry, please go sleepy-sleep.
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最新のバイオ技術によって、芋の臭みを最小限に抑え、非常に飲みやすい「芋焼酎」です。
It's very easy to drink potato shochu now that the potato-like smell has been reduced to a low level through use of the latest biotechnology.
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He threw up just as much as he had drunk.
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