Vocab Info

N5 う-verb (む), Transitive verb

()to drink, to gulp, to swallow, to take (medicine)

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    1. う-verb (む), Transitive verb

      1.

      to drink, to gulp, to swallow, to take (medicine)

      呑む often means swallowing whole, gulping, etc.
    2. う-verb (む), Transitive verb

      2.

      to smoke (tobacco)

      also written 喫む,

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    3. う-verb (む), Transitive verb

      3.

      to engulf, to overwhelm

    4. う-verb (む), Transitive verb

      4.

      to keep down, to suppress

    5. う-verb (む), Transitive verb

      5.

      to accept (e.g. demand, condition)

    6. う-verb (む), Transitive verb

      6.

      to make light of, to conceal

    All Forms

    飲む 【のむ】呑む 【のむ】飮む 【のむ】

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    Examples

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      (くすり)()

      I take medicine.

      • N5

      (わたし)毎日(まいにち)オレンジジュース()みます。

      I drink orange juice every day.

      • N5

      (つま)(おっと)に:「ビールを()()ぎる(こと)をやめてください。」

      Wife to husband: 'Please stop drinking too much beer.'

      • N5

      紅茶(こうちゃ)沢山(たくさん)()んだので、トイレに()きたいです。

      I drank too much black tea, so I want to go to the bathroom.

      • N5

      (かれ)たくさん(くすり)()んでいます

      He takes a lot of medications.

      • N4
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