Meanings

1. godan verb, transitive verbto drink; to swallow; to take (medicine)呑む refers to swallowing whole or gulping down
2. godan verb, transitive verbto smoke (tobacco)
3. godan verb, transitive verbto swallow up; to engulfusu. in the passive
4. godan verb, transitive verbto suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down; to hold back; to swallow (one's tears); to catch (one's breath)
5. godan verb, transitive verbto accept (a demand, conditions, etc.); to agree to
6. godan verb, transitive verbto make light of (someone); to think nothing of; to overwhelm; to overawe

Examples

• 父は蒸留酒は飲まない。

  My father drinks no spirits.

• 父は酒を飲むのをやめた。

  Father stopped drinking.

• 彼女は毒を飲んで自殺した。

  She killed herself by taking poison.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 飲む

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