- 1. [v5m, vt] to swallow; to gulp down
- 2. [v5m, vt] to understand; to grasp; to take in; to catch on; to learn
- 3. [v5m, vt] to engulf; to swallow up
- 4. [v5m, vt] to be filled with (people); to contain
- 5. [v5m, vt] to swallow (one's words); to suppress (a yawn, tears, etc.); to stifle; to hold back
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)
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込
crowded, mixture, in bulk, included, (kokuji)Kun: -こ.む (-ko.mu)、 こ.む (ko.mu)、 こ.み (ko.mi)、 -こ.み (-ko.mi)、 こ.める (ko.meru)
Example Sentences
洪水がその村を飲み込んでしまった。
The flood overwhelmed the village.
こつが飲み込めましたか。
Got the hang of it?