Vocab Info

N5 う-verb (む), Transitive verb

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

    Dictionary Definition

    Common

    1. う-verb (む), Transitive verb

      1. 1.

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

        呑む often means swallowing whole, gulping, etc.
      2. 2.

        to smoke (tobacco)

        also written 喫む,

        See Also:

      3. 3.

        to engulf, to overwhelm

      4. 4.

        to keep down, to suppress

      5. 5.

        to accept (e.g. demand, condition)

      6. 6.

        to make light of, to conceal

    All Forms

    飲む 【のむ】呑む 【のむ】飮む 【のむ】

    Details

    • Pitch Accent

    • Netflix Top 300

    Examples

    --:--

      (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
    • Get more example sentences!

      Premium users get access to all example sentences on all Vocab.

    Self-Study Sentences

    Study your own way!

    Add sentences and study them alongside Bunpro sentences.