- 1. [v5m, vt] to drink; to swallow; to take (medicine) — 呑む refers to swallowing whole or gulping down
- 2. [v5m, vt] to smoke (tobacco)
- 3. [v5m, vt] to swallow up; to engulf — usu. in the passive
- 4. [v5m, vt] to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down; to hold back; to swallow (one's tears); to catch (one's breath)
- 5. [v5m, vt] to accept (a demand, conditions, etc.); to agree to
- 6. [v5m, vt] to make light of (someone); to think nothing of; to overwhelm; to overawe
- 7. [v5m, vt] to carry (a concealed dagger, etc.); to conceal (up one's sleeve, etc.)
Kanji in this word
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飲
drink, smoke, takeOn: イン (in)、 オン (on)Kun: の.む (no.mu)、 -の.み (-no.mi)
Example Sentences
この薬を飲まなければ行けませんか。
Must I take this medicine?