Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 汲む(くむ) in Japanese

汲む
JLPT 2
Kana Reading
くむ
Romaji
kumu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `mu' ending, transitive verb
    Meaning
    to draw (water); to ladle; to dip; to scoop; to pump
    Example sentence
    彼は井戸へ行って水をくんできた。 He fetched some water from the well.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to have a drink together
    Example sentence
    井戸から水をくんできてください。 Please draw water from the well.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to consider; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
    Example sentence
    バケツに水を汲んでくるよ。 I'll get a bucket of water.

Examples of 汲む, くむ in a sentence

Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
汲む
Plain Polite
汲みます
Negative
汲まない
Negative Polite
汲みません

Past

Plain
汲んだ
Plain Polite
汲みました
Negative
汲まなかった
Negative Polite
汲みませんでした

Te

Plain
汲んで
Plain Polite
汲みまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
汲まれる
Plain Polite
汲まれます
Negative
汲まれない
Negative Polite
汲まれません
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Kanji in this word

汲

7 strokes

draw (water), ladle, scoop, pump

On'Yomi: キュウ

Kun'Yomi: く.む

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