Kanji

飲

drink, smoke, take

Kanji

Grade

Grade 3

Strokes

12 strokes

Radical

食部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

イン, オン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

のむ, -のみ

Common Readings

イン, の…む

Example sentences

飲む のむ
毎日 健康 ため たくさん 飲む

He drinks a lot of water every day for his health.

だけ だけ
コーヒー だけ 飲む

I drink only coffee.

飲み込む のみこむ
ようやく この 仕事 コツ 飲み込んだ

I finally understood the knack of this work.

つば
美味しそう 料理 見て 思わず 飲み込んだ

He reflexively swallowed his saliva when he saw the delicious-looking food.

飲み物 のみもの
暑い ので 冷たい 飲み物 欲しい です

It's hot, so I want a cold drink.

持って行く もっていく
ピクニック お弁当 飲み物 持って行く

I will take a lunch box and drinks to the picnic.

飲み干す のみほす
ビール 一気に 飲み干した

He drank up the beer in one gulp.

余り あまり
余り 暑さ 冷たい 一気に 飲み干した

Because of the excessive heat, he drank the cold water all at once.

息を飲む いきをのむ
夕焼け 美しさ 息を飲みました

I gasped at the beauty of the sunset.

飲食店 いんしょくてん
この 辺り 美味しい 飲食店 たくさん ある

There are many delicious restaurants around here.

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