- 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.)
Conjugation — Verb (godan-mu)
| Dictionary form | のむ | (nomu) |
| Polite | のみます | (nomimasu) |
| Past, plain | のんだ | (nonda) |
| Past, polite | のみました | (nomimashita) |
| Negative, plain | のまない | (nomanai) |
| Negative, polite | のみません | (nomimasen) |
| Past negative, plain | のまなかった | (nomanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | のみませんでした | (nomimasendeshita) |
| Te-form | のんで | (nonde) |
| Potential | のめる | (nomeru) |
| Volitional | のもう | (nomou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | のめば | (nomeba) |
| Passive | のまれる | (nomareru) |
| Causative | のませる | (nomaseru) |
| Imperative | のめ | (nome) |
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?