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N1 う-verb (む), Transitive verb

()()to gulp down, to swallow deeply, to understand, to take in, to catch on to, to learn, to digest, to engulf, to swallow up, to be filled with (people), to be crowded, to hold back from saying something, to swallow (one's words)

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    1. う-verb (む), Transitive verb

      1. 1.

        to swallow, to gulp down

      2. 2.

        to understand, to grasp, to take in, to catch on, to learn

      3. 3.

        to engulf, to swallow up

      4. 4.

        to be filled with (people), to contain

      5. 5.

        to swallow (one's words), to suppress (a yawn, tears, etc.), to stifle, to hold back

    All Forms

    飲み込む 【のみこむ】呑み込む 【のみこむ】飲みこむ 【のみこむ】呑みこむ 【のみこむ】のみ込む 【のみこむ】飲込む 【のみこむ】

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      (つば)をゴクリと()()

      I swallow my spit down hard.

      • N1

      粉薬(こなぐすり)()()(とき)()せてしまった。

      I choked trying to swallow a powdered medicine.

      • N1

      津波(つなみ)(いえ)人々(ひとびと)()()様子(ようす)(おそ)ろしかったです。

      Watching the tsunami swallow up houses and people was terrifying.

      • N1

      巨体(きょたい)なワニといえども、大人(おとな)人間(にんげん)一口(ひとくち)()()(こと)出来(でき)ないだろう。

      Even a massive crocodile probably can’t swallow a full-grown human in one bite.

      • N1

      (いそ)いで(くち)()しそうになった言葉(ことば)()()んだ。(あや)うく秘密(ひみつ)()らすところだった。

      I quickly swallowed my words, but I almost slipped and spilled a secret.

      • N1
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