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飲み込む (のみこむ) — to gulp down | JLPT N1 · Nihongo Circle

飲み込む

のみこむ

godan verbtransitive 他動詞

Meanings

1to gulp down
2to swallow deeply
3to understand
4to swallow
5to grasp
6to take in
7to engulf
8to swallow up

Example sentence

食べ物を飲み込むとのどが痛みます。

My throat hurts when I swallow.

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Kanji in this word

飲Drink, Smoke, Take12 strokes 込Crowded, Mixture, In Bulk5 strokes

More words with 飲

湯飲みゆのみ · teacupN2 飲み物のみもの · drinkN5 飲酒いんしゅ · drinking alcohol 飲食いんしょく · food and drink 飲食店いんしょくてん · restaurant

Full entry on Jisho

飲料

いんりょう · beverage

飲料水いんりょうすい · drinking water

飲み水のみみず · drinking water

More words with 込

埋め込むうめこむ · to embedN1 押し込むおしこむ · to push intoN1 意気込むいきごむ · to be enthusiastic aboutN1 食い込むくいこむ · to bite into (e.g. rope into skin)放り込むほうりこむ · to throw intoN1 見込みみこみ · prospectsN1 申込もうしこみ · applicationN1 打ち込むうちこむ · to devote oneself toN1

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