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飲む (のむ) — to drink | JLPT N5 · Nihongo Circle

飲む

のむ

N5

godan verbtransitive 他動詞

Meanings

1to drink
2to swallow
3to take (medicine)
4to smoke (tobacco)
5to swallow up
6to engulf
7to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.)
8to keep down

Example sentence

毎朝コーヒーを飲みます。

まいあさコーヒーをのみます。

I drink coffee every morning.

Your sentences

Kanji in this word

飲Drink, Smoke, Take12 strokes

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