飲のむ

のむ nomu Play N5 Godan verb Transitive

Meanings and examples

液体などを口に入れて飲み込む。 to drink

Example 1

今いますぐにコーラが飲のみたいんだ。

I am just dying for a Coke right now.

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Example 2

コーラはみんな飲のんでしまったの。

Has all the coke been drunk?

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Kanji breakdown

飲

drink; smoke; take

On reading: イン、オン
Kun reading: の.む、-の.み
Radical: 食

飲み物

のみもの

a drink

湯飲み

ゆのみ

teacup

飲み込む

のみこむ

to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to catch on to; to learn; to digest

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